Episode 146 | Facing the F.A.C.E Act – Interview with Jonathan Darnel
Since we covered the shocking FBI raid of pro-lifer, Mark Houck, over a supposed violation of the FACE Act last year, a growing number of pro-lifers are being prosecuted by the DOJ using FACE. This week, we talk with Jonathan Darnel, one of the 24 people currently charged with violating FACE, about the re-emergence of the rescue movement and its role in the abortion battle, the value of civil disobedience, and why F.A.C.E should be abolished.
Episode Synopsis:
Since we covered the shocking FBI raid of pro-lifer, Mark Houck, over a supposed violation of the FACE Act last year, a growing number of pro-lifers are being prosecuted by the DOJ using FACE. This week, we talk with Jonathan Darnel, one of the 24 people currently charged with violating FACE, about the re-emergence of the rescue movement and its role in the abortion battle, the value of civil disobedience, and why F.A.C.E should be abolished.
Special Guest: Jonathan Darnel
Episode Duration: 33 min
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Links:
- Footage of the 2020 rescue
- Footage of Jonathan Darnel’s arrest by FBI
- DOJ Press Release: Nine Defendants Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Conspiracy and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) Offenses for Obstructing Patients and Providers of a Reproductive Health Services Facility
- House Judiciary Subcommittee meeting on the FACE Act
- The Constitutional Showdown – Mark Crutcher
- DefyTyrants.com (Teaching the Doctrine of Lesser Magistrates)
- Jonathan’s Website: SmashTheFace.Life
- GetSeriousChurch.com
- Justice For The Five – PAAU
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