Posted on 04/11/2020 4:06:38 PM PDT by TexasGurl24
Well, at least one federal judge has some common sense. Louisville Kentucky Mayor, Greg Fischer, attempted to ban drive-in Easter church services and use local police to arrest and detain any non-compliant parishioners.
The church quickly sued Mayor Greg Fischer and the city of Louisville on Friday, arguing the mayor’s directive for churches to forgo gatherings to help slow the spread of COVID-19 violated Constitutional rights and their religious liberty. The judge agreed.
District Court Judge walker issued an emergency restraining order banning the city from “enforcing; attempting to enforce; threatening to enforce; or otherwise requiring compliance with any prohibition on drive-in church services at On Fire.” [Ruling]
The "sky is falling" crowd is deeply saddened.
Imagine that, a federal judge actually understanding and following the law of the land. The Constitution does say only follow the law only when it suits the government.
This is a judge appointed by President Trump.
His opinion is a MUST READ.
“Some who read this Court’s opinion will disagree with the Mayor.
Others will disagree with the Court. And each camp will include some readers who share On Fire’s faith, others whose conscience calls them to a different faith, and still others who profess no faith at all.
Each of them, believers and non-believers, deserves at least this from the Court: To know why I decided as I did. You may not agree with my reasons, but my role as a judge is to explain, to teach, and perhaps, at least on occasion, to persuade.
The Christians of On Fire, however, owe no one an explanation for why they will gather together this Easter Sunday to celebrate what they believe to be a miracle and a mystery. True,they can attempt to explain it. True, they can try to teach. But to the nonbeliever, the Passion of Jesus the betrayals, the torture, the state-sponsored murder of God’s only Son, and the empty
tomb on the third day makes no sense at all. And even to the believer, or at least to some of them, it can be incomprehensible as well But for the men and women of On Fire, Christ’s sacrifice isn’t about the logic of this world.
Nor is their Easter Sunday celebration. The reason they will be there for each other and their Lord is the reason they believe He was and is there for us. For them, for all believers, “it isn’t a matter of reason; finally, it’s a matter of love.”
This judge was also just nominated for a seat on the D.C. Court of Appeals. So he isn’t playing it safe at all. The RATS are going to use this against him in the nomination hearings, and he doesn’t care.
We all could learn something from him.
WOW!
That is a great speech or whatever they call it.
WOW!
That is a great speech or whatever they call it.
WOW!! A Man of GOD and COMMON SENSE!
So would someone explain to me why Christians meeting in parked cars in a parking lot is a public health threat but waiting 12 cars deep at the Starbucks for a caramel macchiato not?
Too bad this judge cannot issue an order to Greenville, Mississippi.
Excellent! I was hoping that a Federal Judge would step into the never ending grabbing of our freedoms!
According to Section 4 of the 28th Amendment to our Constitution, unexpectedly, suddenly, and clandestinely ratified last month, the people shall exercise freely or otherwise no religion except the worship of our duly established glorious government, in accordance with every diktat of its officials, legislators, enforcers, and bureaucrats, and shall hold no other god than government forevermore. To worship a real God constitutes a public health threat because it undermines the exclusive worship of our glorious government. Section 1 declared the United States of America an authoritarian regime, subject to total Maoist ideological control, effective 21 January 2021.
Thank God!
Thanks for that bit of information, FRiend.
This was a well-reasoned opinion that was also a pleasure to read. Judge Walker explains the law in a way that average citizens can understand.
My thought when reading his text was: “Wow, he needs to be promoted to Circuit Judge as soon as there’s a vacancy.”
If what you report is accurate, that may happen before year’s end.
I know that there are a lot of FReepers who are predicting the end of the Republic as a result of this pandemic.
I’m no cockeyed optimist, but I do believe things could go either way in the coming months.
This legal drama in Louisville may be one example of a badly needed backlash against left-wing statism. It’s fortunate that a fine jurist like Judge Walker stepped in just in the nick of time.
This judge was also just nominated for a seat on the D.C. Court of Appeals. So he isn’t playing it safe at all. The RATS are going to use this against him in the nomination hearings, and he doesn’t care. We all could learn something from him.
Indeed.
Paradoxically, here in MA the liberal Republican governor has only put out social distancing as advisories.
There are lines of 100 plus people in Supermarkets where food is being handled and sold. Seriously, food is more dangerous than church is right now.
Our small church was observing parking lot services criteria. Staying in cars listening on radio or Facebook. No more than 10 in bldg. pastor, 4 choir members 6 ft apart, one running Facebook streaming and one in sound room. Bathroom was open only. We observed CDC protocol to letter.
Someone saw Facebook streaming and complained to county health department and they contacted our chairman of the deacons and pastor and told us 3 people only in bldg. pastor, Facebook streaming person and sound room, no bathroom. In addition cars now had to be 6 ft apart and it was pointed out to the petty bureaucrat that bathrooms were open in Walmart, Kroger etc.., and they were not required to park 6 ft apart in these businesses that out Constitutional Righrs were being violated the thug said they would send Ky State Police to enforce, quarantine and cite members.
We checked with a few other churches in Bell county and it seems we are being singled out and they can’t show us anything in writing giving them authority to do this. I am strongly urging the church board of directors to file a complaint with the AG and retain legal counsel.
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