‘If convicted, the grandfather of 7, who has never been in trouble with the police, faces a criminal record and maximum fines totaling thousands’
By Joe Kovacs
It’s considered the most famous line in the Holy Bible.
John 3:16 states: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Now, a retired pastor in Northern Ireland is facing prosecution for voicing the inspirational passage during an open-air sermon.
The charge is that Clive Johnston, 76, allegedly violated “abortion buffer zones laws,” even though abortion was never mentioned in his message.