Prayer given in court before start of hearing on Mississippi abortion ban

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The hearing over Mississippi's abortion trigger ban began today with a prayer for the presence of “the Holy Spirit" and that the court would "seek (God)'s truth, not our own."

Rev. Calvin Cosnahan delivered the prayer at Judge Debbra K. Halford's request.

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Here's the video of the very specifically Christian prayer that was delivered in court at the start of the abortion trigger law hearing:

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The hearing over Mississippi's abortion trigger ban began today with a prayer for the presence of “the Holy Spirit" and that the court would "seek (God)'s truth, not our own."

Rev. Calvin Cosnahan delivered the prayer at Judge Debbra K. Halford's request.

Judge Lets Near-Total Abortion Ban Take Effect; Pink House Must Close Thursday
Wednesday will be the last day the Jackson Women’s Health Organization can provide abortions after a state court declined to block a near-total abortion ban from going into effect in two days.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/25371/judge-lets-near-total-abortion-ban-take-effect-pink-house-must-close-thursday

Here's the video of the very specifically Christian prayer that was delivered in court at the start of the abortion trigger law hearing:

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Hours after the hearing over Mississippi's abortion trigger ban, Judge Debbra K. Halford issued an 8-page order allowing the near-total abortion ban to go into effect.

She said blocking the law would do "irreparable harm" to the State of Mississippi.

Judge Lets Near-Total Abortion Ban Take Effect; Pink House Must Close Thursday
Wednesday will be the last day the Jackson Women’s Health Organization can provide abortions after a state court declined to block a near-total abortion ban from going into effect in two days.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/25371/judge-lets-near-total-abortion-ban-take-effect-pink-house-must-close-thursday

The Mississippi abortion ban that resulted in the overturn of Roe v. Wade was written by a right-wing Christian legal organization that wants to "inspire a Christian worldview in every area of law."

The goal of the law was always to "eradicate Roe."

‘To Rule History With God’: The Christian Dominionist War On Abortion, Part I
For decades, the Christian Dominionist movement has sought to remake earthly government in its image. This is Part I in an in-depth series exploring how Christian dominionists and their allies worked …
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/20042/to-rule-history-with-god-the-christian-dominionist-war-on-abortion-part-i/

Judge Debbra K. Halford was appointed as a special chancellor to preside over the case by the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice after all the judges in the district where the case was filed recused themselves.

Judge Lets Near-Total Abortion Ban Take Effect; Pink House Must Close Thursday
Wednesday will be the last day the Jackson Women’s Health Organization can provide abortions after a state court declined to block a near-total abortion ban from going into effect in two days.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/25371/judge-lets-near-total-abortion-ban-take-effect-pink-house-must-close-thursday

“It is a great victory for life,” said Gov. @tatereeves, whose state boasts the nation’s highest infant and fetal death rates, lowest overall life expectancy rate and where the pregnancy-related maternal death rate is 1.9x higher than the U.S. as a whole.

Judge Lets Near-Total Abortion Ban Take Effect; Pink House Must Close Thursday
Wednesday will be the last day the Jackson Women’s Health Organization can provide abortions after a state court declined to block a near-total abortion ban from going into effect in two days.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/25371/judge-lets-near-total-abortion-ban-take-effect-pink-house-must-close-

[SunSeeker]

1. Holy shit. nt

[pfitz59]

3. Shit is right

talk about prejudicing the outcome. fucking lunatics

[SunSeeker]

4. Talk about violating the Constitution.

The FIRST words of the FIRST Amendment are "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, ..."

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. That's been rendered obsolete by the new Subversion Court

The 6 extremists do not rely upon words and stare decisis; they rely upon devine inspiration and the needs of the oligarchs who groomed them.

Dominionist plants throughout the judiciary are rejoicing.

[SunSeeker]

8. Yes, they certainly ignored first words of the 2nd Amendment too (well regulated militia). nt

[Haggard Celine]

2. Kangaroo Trump Court

They're here!

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Mississippi? One of the most backwards and ignorant states...

in the union and they want it to back up even more?

[rockfordfile]

6. I agree

[budkin]

9. Absolutely sick

Just sick