America or China: freedom of speech

Is this really United States of America?  The place so many people have died to protect freedom of speech and civil liberties.

An Oakland, California, pastor could face jail time for expressing his pro-life views.

Pastor Walter Hoye ran into trouble with an abortion clinic while doing an informational picket. Dennis Howard, leader of The Movement for a Better America, believes Hoye is innocent.
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“His approach was simply to carry a sign that said ‘Jesus Loves You. Can We Help?’ and offering those who wanted it some information about alternatives to abortion,” Howard explains.

I have a hard time believing what is happening here for the past 20 years.  I guess I am partly to blame (as all normal people are) for not protesting earlier but we thought we were doing the right thing.  Now I think we are back to doing the wrong thing.  The pure decadance of it all.