California Demands Church Pay $3.8 Million in COVID Fines Even Though SCOTUS Struck Down Its Worship Ban

Life News ^ | 12/15/21 | Joshua Arnold

[marshmallow]

All they did was meet together for worship in obedience to the Word of God. Then the government started fining them. Now, officials have shown up with a warrant and are interrogating their employees. The worst part of all is that the Supreme Court has twice ruled in favor of Calvary Chapel San Jose, yet still state and local governments are harassing them.

First it was California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), who clung to one of the nation’s strictest lockdowns far longer than science or prudence could justify. Eventually, the Supreme Court intervened to end what had been nearly a year-long ban on indoor worship. But while churches opened elsewhere in the state, officials in Santa Clara County declared “indoor gatherings of all kinds remain very risky.” Six justices curtly overruled the county’s worship ban, perhaps annoyed by the brazen way in which the county flaunted their earlier decision.

But the county still wants to extort their pound of flesh. They insist the church must pay $3.8 million in bogus fines because the church refused to comply with the unlawful worship bans. The county has also threatened the church’s mortgage holder and bank if those private companies don’t aid the county in retaliating against the church. They also demanded the church turn over the names of members, volunteers, and donors (which would expose them to everything from official government harassment to unofficial “doxing”), as well as “financial records to prove the church just opened ‘for the money,'” explained Bob Tyler, the church’s lawyer.

[P-Marlowe]

The county has also threatened the church’s mortgage holder and bank if those private companies don’t aid the county in retaliating against the church.

IIRC, Pastor Jack Hibbs (Calvary Chapel Chino Hills) paid off the mortgage and gave them a zero percent loan.

[fireman15]

This is nothing short of sickening.

[GreyHoundSailor]

The ‘County’? List names, positions and addresses. They’re feeling too comfortable.

[Bob434]

very evident that Satan is alive and well- The county is absolutely led by Satan-

[Kevmo]

Revelation 13:6
…6And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven. 7Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. 8And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.…

[stylin19a]

to start...
https://board.sccgov.org/home

[eyeamok]

This is why we have US Attorneys, and this alone should have been enough to INDICT All the Santa Clara County Government Officials involved for FELONY EXTORTION, Civil Asset Forfeiture should also Apply to every one of them for using thier Government Position in a Criminal Enterprise

RICO