Posted on 04/11/2020 4:40:44 PM PDT by abb
A Mississippi church is suing the metropolis of Greenville after law enforcement shut down its generate-in service this week in accordance with a metropolis ban on the observe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lawyers with the Alliance Defending Freedom submitted the lawsuit Friday on behalf of the Temple Baptist Church. The submitting problems Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons’ April 7 executive purchase that prohibits drive-in church companies till a statewide shelter-in-location purchase is lifted.
The accommodate will come soon after 8 uniformed Greenville police officers reportedly issued $500 tickets to congregants who refused to go away a parking large amount the place a drive-in assistance was getting carried out Wednesday, the ADF stated in a statement saying the authorized problem.
The team contends that church congregants stayed in their cars and trucks with their home windows rolled up while listening to Pastor Arthur Scott preach from within the vacant Go Church developing.
“Government is clearly overstepping its authority when it singles out churches for punishment, particularly in a absurd vogue like this,” mentioned ADF senior counsel Ryan Tucker, director of the ADF Middle for Christian Ministries. “In Greenville, you can be in your car or truck at a travel-in restaurant, but you just cannot be in your car at a push-in church assistance. Which is not only nonsensical, it is unconstitutional, also.”
The Greenville Police Department and Simmons’ business did not promptly return calls from Fox News for remark Friday.
The church has been conducting the services for the earlier a few months in accordance with social distancing policies, the ADF claimed. Simmons’ ban orders church properties shut for in-particular person and generate-in expert services.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, makes no these types of mention in his shelter-in-spot order. Simmons met with community religious leaders Thursday to go over the ban and most agreed with his executive purchase, the town posted on its Fb account.
The Temple Baptist Church in Greenville, Miss., submitted a legal challenge to Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons’ get banning travel-in church companies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Religious companies have develop into fairly of a contentious challenge as governments prohibit huge gatherings in an exertion to sluggish the spread of the virus.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, is suing top state Republican lawmakers immediately after they voted to overturn her executive order banning significant gatherings in churches.
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It’s hard to believe the police could be so stupid.
How is parking in a church parking lot any more likely to spread the Wuhan China virus more than parking in the Walmart parking lot? There’s an awful lot of stupid running loose.
Individual officers should be held financially liable.
They should be at least vaguely familiar with the constitution.
For your interest.
Yes, they can. But I would have thought the politicians could see how big a loser this would be.
Today a judge slapped down the mayor of Louisville for restricting a similar church service:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NHWvkX82qVWQ9iU7ByvArkt_HaEGDkA2/view
Who writes this kind of gibberish and then has it published as a news report?
Was the. reporter high on something when he wrote this?
Yes! The show of force at that little church was ridiculous
Good for them. They broke no law; and it appears they put nobody at risk. The state broke the law in prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
https://www.facebook.com/charles.hamilton.336/videos/2815558101813318/?fref=mentions&__tn__=K-R
aftermath of Thursday night service. Must see!!
I hope the congregation gets a new sanctuary out of it.
“It’s hard to believe the police could be so stupid.”
Not really.
Some police forces will not hire you if your IQ is too high.
There have been court findings defending that practice.
Scary.
This w2het we are doing ...
The police came last Sunday but they were told that there is no law that forbids us from drive in services where we remain sitting in our cars in the parking lot listening to pastor as he preaches from inside the empty church with only the sound man...our car adios are turned to a local FM station that only reaches our to the street...
We are having our usual Sunday morning/night and Wednesday night services but a shorter versions ...
We space out our cars as much as possible...
:)
How is going for a walk, run, or bike ride in a state or county PARK worse than going to the grocery store or anyplace else? Ask NJ governor Phil Murphy...
How much more will it take for everyone to say “enough”? I’m starting to think there’s no government overreach/insanity that will be enough. The country is full of stupid sheep.
Good!
If the cops show up again, be sure to video EVERY interaction.
I watched the Rev’s tape yesterday and he made a comment about the ‘entire’ PD shift including Detectives was there.
He went on to say that he NEVER saw that type of assembly when he was selling crack on the corner years ago....
Good Laugh....
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