{"id":308690,"date":"2024-03-15T08:37:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T13:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=308690"},"modified":"2024-03-15T11:21:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T16:21:07","slug":"pro-lifer-face-act-tennessee-goal-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-lifer-face-act-tennessee-goal-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-lifer charged with FACE Act violations in Tennessee: &#8216;The goal is just to be like Christ&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In March of 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/personhoodtn.org\/author\/paultn\/\">Paul Vaughn<\/a>, the president of <a href=\"https:\/\/personhoodtn.org\/\">Personhood Tennessee<\/a>, was one of several pro-lifers who <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/fbi-charges-multiple-individuals-peaceful-protests-abortion\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">entered<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a Carafem abortion facility in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, in an effort to persuade the abortion-seeking mothers inside to change their minds and choose life for their children. Personhood Tennessee <a href=\"https:\/\/personhoodtn.org\/about\/\">describes<\/a> itself as \u201ca Christ-centered, biblically informed organization dedicated to the non-violent advancement of the recognition and protection of the God-given, inalienable right to life of all innocent human beings as legal persons at every stage of their biological development.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/foxchattanooga.com\/news\/local\/trespassers-refuse-to-leave-mt-juliet-medical-center-others-asked-to-shelter-in-place-wilson-county-middle-tennessee-providence-medical-pavilion\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with WZTV, Vaughn described the Mt. Juliet outreach effort, saying: \u201cIt was like church service in there, people sitting in the floor in the hallway, people singing hymns, reading scripture, praying. The purpose is to try to save babies today and most importantly be obedient to Christ.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/913832974?h=3e2dbe806b\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over a year and a half later, on October 3, 2022, Vaughn \u2014 a husband and the father of 11 children \u2014 was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-mdtn\/pr\/eleven-charged-face-act-violations-stemming-2021-blockade-mount-juliet-reproductive\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">federally indicted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on charges of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/18\/241\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">conspiracy against rights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/18\/248\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FACE Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> violations, along with 10 other individuals. Two days later, around 7:20 am, FBI agents armed with drawn assault weapons <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-life-activist-home-family-guns-fbi\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raided<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Vaughn home, placing Vaughn in handcuffs in front of his terrified children and taking him away. The arresting agents refused to provide any information or explanation to Vaughn\u2019s bewildered wife. Video of the incident can be viewed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiaCathell\/status\/1578423589732089858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1578423589732089858%7Ctwgr%5Ee7cf3340e4f31d4d6b3c172b9e381bdbb599c3a6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhall.com%2Ftipsheet%2Fmiacathell%2F2022%2F10%2F07%2Fpro-life-leader-paul-vaughn-fbi-raid-n2614138\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. (If this scenario sounds familiar, that&#8217;s because pro-life sidewalk counselor Mark Houck <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/exclusive-mark-houck-doj-act-family\/\">received similar treatment<\/a> from the FBI. Houck was eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sidewalk-counselor-mark-houck-acquitted-charges\/\">acquitted<\/a> of FACE Act charges.)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 One of the pro-life leaders targeted by Biden&#39;s DOJ sent me footage of the early morning FBI raid on his family home. Paul Vaughn was placed in handcuffs by armed FBI agents in front of his children just before school drop-off. Watch as his wife pleads for answers mid-arrest: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lUP6tJOSzW\">https:\/\/t.co\/lUP6tJOSzW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XeYComC6mZ\">pic.twitter.com\/XeYComC6mZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiaCathell\/status\/1578423589732089858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over a year after that, Vaughn was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nashville-face-act-trial-prolifers-begins\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tried<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-lifers-guilty-nashville-face-act-trial\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">convicted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of both charges in a Nashville federal court. He is currently facing up to 11 years in prison. Sentencing will be held on July 2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Action News recently spoke with Vaughn and his attorney, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmoresociety.org\/attorneys\/steve-crampton\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve Crampton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Thomas More Society, about Vaughn\u2019s case, the FACE Act, the Department of Justice\u2019s (DOJ) apparent policy of targeting pro-lifers for draconian prosecution, and how pro-lifers should respond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cCONSPIRACY AGAINST RIGHTS\u201d AND THE HISTORY OF THE FACE ACT<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Addressing the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-lifers-guilty-nashville-face-act-trial\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-life-activists-guilty-face-act-dc\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">string<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/defendants-guilty-second-face-act-trial\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">convictions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of pro-life <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/ninth-prolifer-convicted-paulette-harlow-face-act\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rescuers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Live Action News asked for insight into how it is possible for these individuals to be convicted of so-called \u201cconspiracy against rights\u201d violations in light of the Supreme Court\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/21pdf\/19-1392_6j37.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that there <strong>is<\/strong> no such thing as a \u201cright to abortion\u201d in federal law.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crampton replied:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would say you&#8217;re exactly right, that this is a charge hanging by a thread. And the legal theory, as articulated by the judge, is that the right [in question] isn&#8217;t the right to abortion. It&#8217;s the right to access \u201creproductive health services.\u201d So, it&#8217;s really tenuous, but it&#8217;s enough, according to the judge.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asked if this is a subject that could be pursued on appeal, Crampton said: \u201cYes. One of our major arguments on appeal is the unconstitutionality of FACE altogether, in light of the fact that abortion has been erased from the legend of constitutional rights.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crampton went on to explain more about the history of the FACE Act (emphasis added):<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From its inception [in 1993]\u2026 it was all about abortion. And it expressly stated that it [concerned] abortion services. It was only late in the process that they tweaked it to say \u201creproductive health services.\u201d That&#8217;s just the fig leaf that they&#8217;re using to cover the fact that <strong>it&#8217;s always been about abortion<\/strong>.\u2026 There has never been a case in the country where pro-lifers, or anybody else for that matter, came in and tried to do a rescue for somebody seeking an ultrasound. It&#8217;s just preposterous on its face.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>A BROKEN JUSTICE SYSTEM<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Action News noted that these prosecutions have had a negative impact on the morale of many pro-lifers. Vaughn agreed, stating:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know the DOJ came in specifically in my case with the heavy-handed arrest because they wanted to scare, and intimidate, and discourage people. And so, the reality in responding to that is understanding that we must be doing something right. God must be winning and pushing back the forces of evil here. So, that&#8217;s an encouragement. The harder they fight in desperation just shows that it&#8217;s a losing battle for them\u2026. People in America are waking up[.]<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crampton concurred, stating: \u201cI think that was always the intent of the Department of Justice and the Biden White House. It&#8217;s an interim tactic to instill fear into other pro-lifers and cause them not to take a stand for life.\u201d He added:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other irony I would point out is that FACE purports to prohibit intimidation of those rendering counseling services in the arena of reproductive health services. Well, guess what? That&#8217;s exactly what Paul and other pro-lifers do, is render real counseling to folks in that situation. And yet, it&#8217;s the government, not Paul and the other pro-lifers, that&#8217;s really engaging in acts of intimidation.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crampton went on to state: \u201cThere&#8217;s something drastically wrong at the root of our system\u2026. Never before in the history of our nation has the government brought any conspiracy charges, let alone felony conspiracy, against peaceful, nonviolent civil disobedience like this.\u201d He added:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So we&#8217;re kind of through the looking glass. And well-meaning believers sitting in the pews [might be] saying, \u201cWell, I don&#8217;t go out to abortion clinics, and it doesn&#8217;t affect me.\u201d Wrong. It affects all of us at the end of the day\u2026. I feel like our system is broken. Well, we <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">know<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that it\u2019s broken.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>REFLECTING THE IMAGE OF CHRIST TO THE CULTURE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In light of these intimidating circumstances, Live Action News asked Vaughn how he would advise young pro-life activists. Vaughn replied by noting that the term \u201cactivist\u201d can be problematic due to the connotations that have become associated with it as a result of the violent tactics of groups like Antifa. He then added:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Young people] need to step back from the culture that we&#8217;re all swimming in in modern America, and go back, maybe even to the first century, and look at the Book of Acts and look at faithful Christianity.\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[T]here were multiple periods and times where Christians were just living faithful lives \u2013 serving the widows and the orphans, serving the poor, ministering, and just trying to exemplify Christ. And that&#8217;s really what a Christian is called to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;re not called to be activists, but when our government steps in and makes something that is immoral legal, we have a duty to respond to that.\u2026 And the goal, again, is not activism, and not even necessarily overturning bad laws \u2013 although I think that&#8217;s a fruit of it. But the goal is just to be like Christ, and to show the world that picture.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_308724\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-308724\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-308724\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Paul-Vaugh-family-700x379.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Paul-Vaugh-family-700x379.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Paul-Vaugh-family-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Paul-Vaugh-family-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Paul-Vaugh-family-500x271.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Paul-Vaugh-family.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-308724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Vaughn and family<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaughn also emphasized the spiritual nature of the battle in which we are engaged, and the need for pro-lifers, particularly Christians, to take a step back and analyze the bigger picture:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Abortion advocates] were created by the same God that we\u2019re created by. So what is it about our national character that is allowing these things to happen? And that&#8217;s the question I think would be beneficial for the church to be examining and looking at\u2026. [I]t\u2019s an opportunity for the church to see exactly what&#8217;s going on in our land.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn a lot of cases,\u201d Vaughn said, \u201cit&#8217;s us \u2013 it&#8217;s our own character weakness that is the issue.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaughn encouraged those who wish to make things right in our nation and our culture \u201cto take an extra moment this week in prayer,\u201d and to \u201cget on your knees before God and say, \u2018God, show me my weaknesses, where I&#8217;m not reflecting You well in the culture.\u2019 And if a handful of people would do that,\u201d Vaughn concluded, \u201cI\u2019d say that this has all been worthwhile.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/actnow.io\/ARQQhk1\"><b><i>The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30-seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March of 2021, Paul Vaughn, the president of Personhood Tennessee, was one of several pro-lifers who entered a Carafem abortion facility in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, in an effort to persuade the abortion-seeking mothers inside to change their minds and choose life for their children. 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