Kentucky Mayor Backs Down, Allows Churches to Hold Drive-In Church Services

Life News ^ | 4/22/20 | Mary Margaret Olohan

[marshmallow]

Kentucky Mayor Greg Fischer will allow religious services to continue in Louisville, backing down from his former order prohibiting Easter church gatherings.

Drive-in services consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social distancing requirements may be held, according to an agreement between the Kentucky mayor and On Fire Christian Church’s legal representation, the nonprofit public interest law firm First Liberty Institute announced in a Tuesday press release.

“We are grateful to Mayor Fischer and Louisville city officials who worked with us to ensure their policies are both consistent with the Constitution and the CDC’s guidelines,” said senior counsel for First Liberty Institute Roger Byron in a statement. “During this challenging time, we need to see more of this kind of cooperation between government officials and the religious community.”

News of the agreement came after U.S. District Court Judge Justin Walker granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) April 11 preventing Fischer from blocking Easter drive-in services at On Fire Church. The Louisville church had been hosting drive-in church services for several weeks consistent with the CDC’s coronavirus guidelines, according to First Liberty,.

[LouieFisk]

As long as people are staying in their cars I don’t see how it could even be a problem.

[jacknhoo]

Thank Bill Barr.

[PROCON]

Great, now maybe I can make bail

[AFB-XYZ]

Very good news! Minor quibble with the headline, in that Kentucky doesn’t just have one Mayor. :-)

But heck, I’ll take it!

[ChildOfThe60s]

As long as people are staying in their cars I don’t see how it could even be a problem.

You would think so, wouldn't you? But that's not the "principle" here. Our little tin pot despot said no groups in his fiefdom. The people aren't allowed to talk back to their betters. Especially if they are right.

We all know that to a liberal life is the cheapest commodity there is. Its only value is when it can exploited for political gain. The gain of power over others. That pretty much sums up a liberal's reason for anything. Power over others.

[Viking2002]

'We are grateful to Mayor Chancellor Fischer and Louisville city officials his fellow Stasi commissars who worked with us to ensure their policies are both consistent with the Constitution and the CDC’s guidelines,” said senior counsel for First Liberty Institute Roger Byron in a statement. “During this challenging time, we need to see more of this kind of cooperation between authoritarian government officials and the religious community.”

When ya gotta call a spade a spade. Fixed.

[Grey182]

Oh, look, just in time for Ramadan. I am sure it’s just a coincidence. /s