Posted on 03/06/2021 5:58:25 PM PST by marshmallow
‘Imposing upon a Pastor the condition of his release, that he not pastor, that is a stain on the justice system, that is an injustice,’ commented the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.
EDMONTON, Alberta, March 5, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Canadian Pastor James Coates will remain behind bars for another two months after an Alberta court judge dismissed an appeal to his bail conditions, which block his release unless he agrees to not hold church services amid severe coronavirus lockdowns.
On Friday morning, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Peter Michalyshyn ruled that Coates remains bound to the “law” and must follow Alberta’s COVID rules, despite the fact they go against his religious convictions.
“Notwithstanding Mr. Coates’ strongly held religious beliefs and convictions he remains subject to the rule of law which is itself a constitutional value of overarching importance,” stated Michalyshyn.
He noted that “Mr. Coates intends to raise arguments that his charter protected rights have been breached,” which he added did not “persuade him” to overrule his bail conditions.
Coates and his Grace Life Church located in Spruce Grove, Alberta, are being represented by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF).
In a press release today, the JCCF expressed its disappointment with the outcome.
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“At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.”
There are very few Pastors here in America who have done the same.
Any Pastor who complied with government mandates to close their churches should be summarily dismissed by their congregation.
Canaduh is run by fascists, Jim...
Canofdog is still worse than the US, and that is saying something.
Sounds like grounds for divorce, ay Canadian’s?
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Very appropriate verse
Blessings
Tell me again why we expend money and human lives to protect this filthy tyrannocracy of the North?
The tyrants in Australia, New Zealand and the UK are doing bad things, too.
Hope he starts a very large church while he’s in prison.
Alberta needs to break free from Ottawa asap, then make this judge an example by throwing him in prison for a while.
Then, when done, catapult the judge from Alberta all the way into the Pacific ocean.
Well, there ya go, Pastor James. Just like the Apostle Paul, you’ve got a captive audience to preach to. God works in mysterious ways.
I went to see the finance minister of Alberta about this today. I went to his ranch and discussed several things and this was one of them. We are beyond angry about this and other virus issues and it’s being dealt with.
If we were the nation we ought to be, our tanks would be in the streets of Ottawa as we liberated Canada from communism. I stead, we will be fortunate if we escape it ourselves.
O Canada, the land that was once free.
He’s keeping good company.
Other great men of God were jailed for following God rather than obeying the dictates of men.
Philippians 1:12-14 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
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