Anger as Covid-Skeptic Australian Church Flouts Lockdown

UCANews ^ | 8/23/21 | AFP

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Police criticize a Sydney church for ignoring the city's Covid-19 restrictions by holding a service

Australian police have criticized a Sydney church for flouting the city's Covid-19 lockdown by holding a service for 60 people in a pandemic hotspot.

The church is part of Christ Embassy, an international religious group headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, which has a record of spreading Covid-19 conspiracy theories.

After being tipped off by residents on Aug. 23, police moved in on the Christ Embassy Sydney church, issuing a fine of 5,000 Australian dollars (US$3,600) to the organisation and A$1,000 fines to 30 parishioners.

Australian media quoted a Facebook-streamed sermon on Sunday from the church in the western Sydney region's Blacktown as saying: "In the name of Jesus we refuse every lockdown in our cities. We declare the lockdowns are over in the name of Jesus."

The Sydney church did not immediately respond to a request to comment.

"It is always disheartening and disappointing when you see people blatantly take it upon themselves to contradict what we know works, to contradict what we know is keeping people out of hospital," Gladys Berejiklian, premier of New South Wales state — of which Sydney is the capital — told a news conference.

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After being tipped off by residents...

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How Stalinesque of them. Appears Communism/Fascism is thriving down under. If you see something, say something, eh?

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

At least they haven’t CONFISCATED the church and thrown the Pastor in jail for an indeterminant period of time, like Alberta’s FAKE CONservative Premier, ‘Justin’ Kenney did. At least, not YET!