With a one minute look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

British officials are once again quarreling over the enforcement of so-called buffer zones outside abortion clinics,

less than a year after Birmingham police were called on video arresting a woman for

quote silently praying in her mind on the sidewalk the British Home Secretary has

issued new guidance to clarify the buffer zone rules which prohibit public demonstrations within 150 meters of an abortion clinic entrance.

According to the statement, merely mentioning abortion or offering to help women going into a clinic cannot be considered illegal.

In silent prayer, quote, should not on its own be considered to be an offense under any

circumstances.

Well, according to one Labor Party member, this new guidance is contrary to all logic and would undo all

protections for women seeking abortion. Yeah, that's a bit of an overstatement.

But Christians do believe in the power of prayer. And though this clarification

about prayer is welcome,

remember we don't need the state's permission to do it. For the Colston Center,

I'm John Stone Street with the point.