Frankly, I\u2019m stunned. Prosecuting and convicting Christian pastors for giving sermons is something you\u2019d expect in a place like China, not Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Justice Gordon Krinke said that Pastor Artur\u2019s sermon was not protected by freedom of speech or freedom of religion. And he said it wasn\u2019t just \u201cinformation\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even though the truckers had been blockading the U.S.-Canada border for days before Artur arrived, the judge said Artur \u201cincited\u201d them to break the law.<\/strong> The judge said that when Pastor Artur referred to Poland’s \u201cSolidarity\u201d movement \u2014 Pastor Artur is Polish himself<\/em> \u2014 it was an incitement to paralyze the country, like they did in Poland during Soviet times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the judge said he was convinced “beyond a reasonable doubt\u201d that all this was a crime.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I spoke with Pastor Artur immediately after the conviction. And he hasn\u2019t given up. Remember, he\u2019s been fighting for years \u2014 this is just the latest battle, not the end of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For one thing, Pastor Artur is challenging the constitutionality of one of the laws used to get him \u2014 the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act. That’s a law brought in to fight against eco-terrorism, like if Greenpeace might vandalize a pipeline. The judge said that Pastor Artur\u2019s speech incited truckers to block a highway, and that\u2019s critical infrastructure, so he convicted him under that eco-terrorism law. Unbelievable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n But remember: Pastor Artur has lost before. Two years ago, a judge convicted him of opening his church during the lockdowns, and gave him a bitter sentence. But Pastor Artur kept fighting \u2014 and three Court of Appeal judges unanimously overturned his conviction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And Pastor Artur made it crystal clear to me: he\u2019ll keep fighting for freedom.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And we\u2019ll keep reporting on his fight every step of the way \u2014 even as the CBC and the rest of the media party denounce him, and laugh at his persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yours truly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ezra Levant<\/p>\n\n\n\n P.S. This is disappointing. But no-one said fighting for freedom is easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n P.P.S. How do you feel about a two-day trial going through a Christian pastor\u2019s sermon line by line? That\u2019s what Canada has become. Rebel News believes in freedom of speech and freedom of religion for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m at the courthouse in Lethbridge, Alberta. Moments ago, I watched a judge convict Pastor Artur Pawlowski for giving a sermon to the trucker convoy near the Coutts border crossing last year. Frankly, I\u2019m stunned. Prosecuting and convicting Christian pastors … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/artur-pawlawski.jpg\")
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