Posted on 02/18/2021 7:52:34 AM PST by knighthawk
A Christian pastor from Edmonton, Canada, has been jailed for breaking Alberta’s Public Health Act by continuing to hold church services when ordered to stop.
Rev. James Coates of GraceLife Church of Edmonton turned himself in to police on Tuesday, two days after officials attended his Sunday service to assess compliance with conditions issued to the pastor, police said in a news release Wednesday.
Authorities from Alberta Health Services and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) determined that Pastor Coates “was not complying with his Undertaking release conditions” issued by authorities.
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In handcuffs and leg shackles, and wife and kids aren’t allowed to visit. They said they would only let him out if he stops preaching.
This isn’t flying well at all. Albertans are lit up.
This is not a pastor in China, Pakistan or some African country..
This is CANADA.
It’ll be HERE in no time if our politicians have their way.
Canada isn’t a socialist country, no, no, no . . .
But they do get socialized medicine.
My wife has relatives in Canada who were quite vocal about how President Trump was hurting THIS country! LOLOLOLOL! Eh, SUCKERS!!
Meanwhile here in my province Christian churches basically bent over and took it.
Canada is basically a totalitarian state. Yes, you have free speech, as long as it is safe speech. Which is strange because freedom of opinion is right there in our Charter of Rights. The RCMP, our FBI, has no accountability whatsoever. Gun right have been stomped to mush.
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