Since the leak of the draft of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision on May 2, there have been criminal attacks on 63 pro-life organizations, in 26 states and the District of Columbia, according to a new report from the Religious Freedom Institute (as Wesley Smith mentioned earlier here).
There have also been 32 Catholic churches attacked since the Dobbs leak, and in 17 of those attacks it was clearly about abortion. But it didn’t start with Dobbs. According to the report: “Since late May 2020, attacks have occurred against at least 174 Catholic targets in 38 states and the District of Columbia, including arson, desecration and defacement, property destruction, theft, and other state and federal crimes.” This ought to be taken more seriously by government, law enforcement, and the media.
Join the National Review Institute for a webinar with Nathaniel Hurd of the Religious Freedom Institute and Dr. Grazie Christie, who volunteers at a pregnancy center that was targeted by “Jane’s Revenge,” moderated by me.
Our conversation will be hosted in partnership with the Religious Freedom Institute.
RSVP here to watch live — and ask questions — for tomorrow (Thursday, September 8) at 2 p.m. Eastern.
UPDATE: You can watch the conversation now at your convenience on the National Review Institute’s YouTube channel:
