Democrat halts law that would protect nearly all children
A child being offered as a burning sacrifice to the pagan god Molech
By WND StaffA judge in Indiana has said that a new law that would protect nearly all unborn children from abortion cannot take effect – because it violates the religious beliefs of pagans.
It is the Washington Stand that has documented the decision from Heather Welch, a superior court judge in Marion County.
Welch released a decision and an accompanying injunction against the state's pro-life law because she said it violates the views of Hoosier Jews for Choice and a handful of individuals – all anonymous.
The individuals include a couple of Jewish people, a Muslim and a pagan.
Welch justified the ruling with: "[M]any [p]agans believe that in recognition of women’s autonomy demanded by their sincere beliefs, women must be allowed to obtain abortions."
The Stand report noted, "Legal authorities say Welch’s ruling misses the point of both the state’s abortion and religious liberty laws. Indiana’s RFRA — like the national RFRA signed by President Bill Clinton — prohibits the government from substantially burdening anyone’s religious beliefs except 'in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest,' and it requires politicians to use 'the least restrictive means' possible. The government has a compelling interest in protecting innocent life, and no less restrictive means are available than prohibiting abortion."
The Stand reported the arguments in the case align with a strategy known to be used by the Satanic Temple to fight pro-life protections.