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Do activists have the right to enter a church during worship and disrupt the service?

Posted by BornToFarm on January 21, 2026, 11:04 am

How about disrupting services at a Mosque?

Or at a Synagogue?

We all know that abortion facilities are the "holy of holies" and must not be defiled by the presence of activists. So, why would it okay to violate a different place of worship?

There is such a crime as "trespassing".

Posted by DFM on January 22, 2026, 9:03 am, in reply to "Do activists have the right to enter a church during worship and disrupt the service?"

Re: Do activists have the right to enter a church during worship and disrupt the service?

Posted by ChristopherBlackwell on January 21, 2026, 5:37 pm, in reply to "Do activists have the right to enter a church during worship and disrupt the service?"

I don't think so, nor abortion clinics.

They have the right, but it is rude and inconsiderate.

Posted by Mugwump on January 21, 2026, 11:52 am, in reply to "Do activists have the right to enter a church during worship and disrupt the service?"

The distinction would be that a house of worship is an open gathering place for the public while a medical clinic is not

I think they crossed a line

Posted by BornToFarm on January 21, 2026, 1:04 pm, in reply to "They have the right, but it is rude and inconsiderate."

They may have a right to enter, but when they curse and scream at the congregation, including children, that is at the very least, disturbing the peace. It is on the verge of evil.

If a church is shielding a criminal and was giving that person sanctuary, and since they are open to the public, would it then be okay to come and get them and haul them away?

I don't see a whole lot of difference between the two.

I agree. It's like what happened in October (Salem, MA)

Posted by Trish on January 22, 2026, 5:28 am, in reply to "I think they crossed a line"

The problem is people getting fired up. They are mad and the anger is building. The worst part is feeling like you can do nothing against the tide of misdeeds

The problem is that people believe their position is so righteous

Posted by BornToFarm on January 24, 2026, 3:45 pm, in reply to "I agree. It's like what happened in October (Salem, MA)"

that they are above the law. Then they make stupid choices and bad things happen.

My sister was a freshman at Kent State in the spring of 1970. There was a curfew at the time of the shooting. One can argue who was really at fault, but 4 people died that didn't deserve to die. They shouldn't have died. My sister stayed indoors. She's still around.

There are people that carry in church. I expect there will be more people storming churches since it appears there is no local action to stop it. It is only a matter of time before something really bad happens. And it might be as soon as tomorrow.

(We don't allow firearms in our church)

One cannot legally claim sancturary from arrest in a church

Posted by Mugwump on January 21, 2026, 5:24 pm, in reply to "I think they crossed a line"

PR issues may come into play, but that's about it.
Sanctuary is essentially symbolic.

I've always wondered if that was some kind of myth

Posted by BornToFarm on January 24, 2026, 3:29 pm, in reply to "One cannot legally claim sancturary from arrest in a church"

but the same thing goes for "sanctuary cities" They can refuse to cooperate, not let them use their jails, but they can't stop the feds from arresting people. Like you say, it is mainly PR.

Everything you are for, I have to be against.
Everything you are against, I am must be for.
What a way to run a railroad.

Pardon the typo.

Posted by Mugwump on January 21, 2026, 5:25 pm, in reply to "One cannot legally claim sancturary from arrest in a church"

We don't want anyone getting too excited over my lack of secretarial skills.

No worries. I looked at it several times and couldn't find the typo

Posted by BornToFarm on January 24, 2026, 3:30 pm, in reply to "Pardon the typo."

but then, I can't spell

One of the problems with the attempt to discuss this is, imo,

Posted by observer on January 21, 2026, 1:25 pm, in reply to "I think they crossed a line"

when you’re dealing with entitled people, with anarchists, with people who think the law is for other people, they consider their own idea of what their rights are, not those established by law society, or religion.

I think you have to be a MAGA extremist to be employed by ICE

Posted by Lucky on January 21, 2026, 8:04 pm, in reply to "One of the problems with the attempt to discuss this is, imo,"

Or maybe a Jan 6th pardoned person.

Charlie, did they throw you back?

Posted by GOG on January 21, 2026, 8:53 pm, in reply to "I think you have to be a MAGA extremist to be employed by ICE"

Jealous are you?

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