Retired Pastor Clive Johnston is facing a trial hearing on Wednesday for allegedly violating abortion buffer-zone laws by preaching John 3:16 near a hospital in Northern Ireland last year.

Clive delivered the message on July 7, 2024 and, according to the Christian Institute – the religious liberty nonprofit supporting him – he “faces two charges under the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act for holding an open-air service on the fringes of a buffer zone opposite the Causeway Hospital, Coleraine on 7 July 2024.”

More specifically, the safe zone includes what is described as a “‘protected premises’ where the services are provided, as well…

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