Posted on 05/27/2021 6:32:13 PM PDT by marshmallow
The city of Chicago has dismissed both “disorderly conduct and mob action” citations against Pastor Cristian Ionescu of Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church and Pastor Florin Cimpean of Philadelphia Romanian Church for holding a morning and an evening service on May 17, 2020. The pastors were charged for having more than 10 people in their large sanctuaries for worship.
Liberty Counsel represents Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church and Logos Baptist Ministries and will file a motion for summary judgment to the lower district court in their federal lawsuit against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. The churches are returning to the district court with the now overwhelming number of decisions from the Supreme Court and other federal courts of appeal striking down discriminatory executive orders against churches and places of worship.
This past Sunday, Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church dedicated its new building which seats 1200 people. Liberty Counsel Vice President of Legal Affairs and Chief Litigation Counsel Horatio G. Mihet spoke during the morning service and Pastor Ionescu presented him with a plaque in appreciation of Liberty Counsel’s defense for the church. Mihet was born and raised in Romania and immigrated to America with his family in 1990.
Mihet spoke at the Sunday morning service in Romanian and the English service Sunday night. Pastor Ionescu presented Mihet with a beautiful plaque in appreciation to Liberty Counsel for representing the church. Inscribed on the plaque is the following Scripture verse: “I can testify that by their own free will they have given to the utmost of their ability, yes, even beyond their ability. They begged us earnestly for the privilege of participating in this ministry to the saints. We did not expect that! They gave themselves to the Lord first and then to us, since this is God’s will.” – 2 Corinthians.....
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Fine, maybe Calgary will do the same for Tim Stephens and Artur Pawlowski.
Will a Google search come back empty or will there be a lingering bit of information?
Asking for a friend.
If charges are dropped, all legal fees incurred as a result should be paid by the local govt...
Is this Mehet the man who yelled “nazis” and “gestapo” at the health dept commandos that entered his church, until they left? Then he was arrested in the street and kept up the same resistance?
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