Oceania - Canada Region
Posted on 04/21/2022 6:40:37 PM PDT by Nextrush
Pastor Tracy Fortin and some entrusted congregants testified to screening admission the church's entrance after media reports of the church flaunting COVID rules, and after health officials entered the church without a warrant on two prior occasions.
Although COVID restrictions are largely gone, The Church in the Vine as a legal entity and the church's co-lead pastor, Tracy Fortin, are standing trial on charges of obstruction of a public health officer this week in an Edmonton courtroom.
Fortin and the church stand accused of preventing a provincial health inspector from barging in to inspect the church as Sunday services were ongoing. The inspector had gained access to the church on two previous Sundays, which Fortin and her husband, Pastor Rodney Fortin, say disrupted the services and caused distress to the congregants.
The inspector testified that she did stand in the sanctuary of the church and observed people praying, singing and worshipping but did not cause disruption.
The inspector also testified that she was part of a joint task force of municipal bylaw officers and Alberta Health Services offcials whose job was to check churches for COVID compliance. Photographic evidence taken by bylaw officers of people engaged in active worship and prayer was entered into evidence on Wednesday.
Tracy Fortin and some trusted congregants testified to screening admission to the church at the door after media reports of the church flaunting COVID rules, and after health officials entered the church without a warrant on two prior occasions.
Rodney Fortin testified to removing five people who were not coming to engage in worship from the church property, something he asserts is a requirement for entry.
Some of the COVID non-compliance problems reported within the church, according to the inspector, included people shaking hands, eating cinnamon buns, drinking coffee, hugging and singing...
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May the voting process remove him but its a mail-in one going on right now in the "United Conservative Party" of Alberta.
Yeah, a public health official that could close the place
down any second she wants to feel all important, would not
be a disturbance in normal church services.
These people are deceitful liars.
The doctrine of Unclean Hands also applies: “prevents one who has engaged in improper conduct regarding the subject matter of the cause of action, to pursue the claim at issue.”
Welcome to the the NWO Canada.
Yet another example of lawfare.
Oh, the horror!
People were enjoying themselves without permission. We can’t have any of that, now can we?
The problem is that removing Kenny means that Notley may become the next premier and Alberta will go $100 billion more into debt.
Her lack of respect for Christianity would be even worse.
Well the internal vote must be done and is being done.
If Kenney loses the “United Conservative Party” can get a new leader like Brian Jean.
A new leader for the UCP will have to pull things together to defeat Notley and the NDP it can be done if the CINO’s are willing to let the religious, conservative Albertans have their say following their oppression by Kenney’s government that is totally unacceptable.
I would vote for Brian Jean over Jason Kenny, if only because Kenny blew the opportunity to put Alberta back on the road to financial responsibility.
I just don’t want Nutley in there.
Kenney stands around whining about “keeping people with extreme views out of the party” and stands by his bass ackwards COVID policies.
He is unpopular there’s plenty of polling data there and he needs to move on.
Make them cite a singe case of Coof that resulted in hospitalization illness or death as a result and not just the sniffles for a few days. I’ll wait.
That would be a good move.
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