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The Church at Planned Parenthood (TCAPP) in Spokane, Washington, has been ordered to pay $110,000 in damages to Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho.\u00a0According to KXLY<\/a>, a judge ruled that the church violated state law, and that their meetings interfered with patient care. Their actions, the judge claimed, “created an increased risk of hypertension, increased pain, and a variety of psychiatric symptoms.”<\/p>\n

These so-called symptoms were allegedly caused by the group \u201cwillfully or recklessly disrupt[ing] the normal functioning of a health care facility\u201d by \u201cmaking noise that unreasonably disturbs the peace within the facility.\u201d<\/p>\n

An injunction was issued against the church last year<\/a>, with Judge Timothy B. Fennessy ruling the church intends to interfere with the “services” Planned Parenthood provides \u2014 namely, abortion.\u00a0The church holds services on a strip of grass across the street from Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n

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The Church at Planned Parenthood was founded by Pastor Ken Peters, serving as a new congregation for Covenant Church. But his goal has not been to harass people; rather, it has been to meet people where they are. \u201cWe gotta put legs to our faith,\u201d he said in a previous interview. \u201cWe\u2019ve gotta find that balance between being mean and nasty and yelling. We\u2019ve got to find the balance between that and doing nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, he also added, “We don\u2019t want to be mean like Westboro Baptist Church.\u201d<\/p>\n

With last year’s injunction, congregants were banned from gathering on the grassy area across the street, the sidewalk, or anywhere within 35 feet of Planned Parenthood. Peters initially said they were not sure what their next move would be.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though we feel like the judge is unconstitutional, do we want to pick this battle right now?” he previously said. “And I think that, at this moment, no, until I get some more legal advice and pray about it, I don\u2019t want to defy this order.”<\/p>\n

In a statement<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook, Peters said the congregants tried to comply with the injunction, and though they lost, he said he would not change anything.<\/p>\n

“We lost in court. We appealed and lost again. We owe Planned Parenthood a lot of money for singing, praying and preaching. We owe Planned Parenthood for lawful and peaceful assembly. We obeyed everything the police ever asked us to do. We did it on city property after their murder day once a month,” he said. “The judge said TCAPP\u2019s actions (singing, prayer and preaching) created an increased risk of hypertension, increased pain, and a variety of psychiatric symptoms for Planned Parenthood patients. I would do it again. It\u2019s a badge of honor.”<\/p>\n

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The Church at Planned Parenthood (TCAPP) in Spokane, Washington, has been ordered to pay $110,000 in damages to Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho.\u00a0According to KXLY, a judge ruled that the church violated state law, and that their meetings interfered with patient care. 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