Harvest Rock Church in California hopes the Supreme Court will rule to file an emergency injunction to block a recent order from Gov. Gavin Newsom. The Democrat governor has implemented harsh Covid restrictions which limits the number of people able to gather for religious services throughout the pandemic.
Fox News reports:
California has a tiered system that places different levels of restrictions on different counties, but as of Nov. 21, 41 counties in the state — representing 94% of the state’s population — were under the most restrictive regulations that include the prohibition of all indoor religious services. Services in other counties have strict caps on the number of people permitted. The state issued specific guidance to places of worship earlier this year.
“For over nine months, the Governor has continued to discriminate against Churches’ religious worship services while permitting myriad nonreligious entities to continue to gather without numerical restrictions inside the same house of worship and in other external comparable congregate assemblies,” the church said in its filing, referring to essential businesses and services that are permitted to operate.
The church went on to accuse Newsom of “publicly encouraging and supporting mass protestors, rioters, and looters to gather without numerical restriction in blatant disregard for his own Orders[,]” and of personally disregarding prohibitions, including an image taken of Newsom with a large group at a restaurant, seemingly against indoor dining restrictions.
“For the Governor, COVID-19 restrictions are apparently optional and penalty free,” the application continues. “But for Churches or anyone worshipping in their own home with someone who does not live there, COVID-19 restrictions are mandatory and enforced via criminal penalties.”
The church’s case argues that Gov. Newsom’s restrictions violate the First Amendment. The case claims Newsom’s order violates the First Amendment Establishment Clause which states that the government may not influence a person to go to or stay away from church against his will. By Newsom threatening to impose criminal penalties on those who attend church, it influences those to stay away. The case also alleges that Gov. Newsom has violated the First Amendment’s Free Exercise by restricting the size of religious gatherings but treating other non-religious groups differently.
Keep fighting for God. I pray that the Supreme Court takes care of business so you can have church services. Amen
we have never not prayed for president trump. aside from God this is all we need. God will bring it all together in His own time.
The free exercise of religion is one of our primary foundational rights protected in the 1st Amendment, along with free speech, free press and freedom to peaceably assemble. In fact, this country was settled by the Pilgrims who were fleeing religious persecution in England. Thanksgiving wouldn’t be a holiday if the Pilgrims hadn’t come here all those decades ago. Nowhere does it say “unless the current elected officials decide unilaterally that it is in their best interest to take your constitutionally protected rights away from you”. In fact, the 2nd Amendment was put in place to give us a remedy in the event of gross infringement by power-hungry tyrants under the guise of a phony public crisis. These little dictators refused to protect our communities from wanton destruction during the rioting and looting, claiming some bogus right to “protest” even when they were anything but peaceful. Somehow self determination to decide if it’s safe to be out and about or around one’s family and friends is viewed as beyond the ability of lawabiding adults to figure out and represents a public threat? The Supremes better set these tyrannical dictators straight NOW, before it has gone on so long that they claim some b.s. “precedent” arguement that they then refuse to act on.
Some people don’t realize, if they take away one right they will eventually take away all… You give Dems an inch, and they’ll take everything you have!
Crystal Fenton
Now it does say in that Bill of Right that no law will be made in support of any religion. The Founders were not Christians and di not want Christianity as the religion in this USA. The knew what happens when Religion controls a country.
Jefferson Christianity Quotes (worldfuturefund.org) This comes straight from Jefferson’s Museum at Monticello and the pamphlets are available to any and all.
it does not say that. It says ther shall not be a state established religion.
I have my church in my mind but liberal dont have a right to block us but leave abortion clinics and gyms still running we should start impeaching gov and mayors
They should respect the first amendment of right to religious freedom and speech. It is not right to have strip clubs open, but not church.
If this article is true. What the frick is going on?
Also I’m tired of looking at Whitmer in your stories. Please stop showing her pics. I cannot stand her !!
I am not from California but did live there for 5 years, not by choice.
With that said In the 5 years I lived there came to dislike how the “government” runs it’s state.
Such a beautiful state YET so filthy and sooooo may homeless people was unbelievable to me.
I am far from being rich in every sense of the word nor pretend to be what I am not.
People in California are rude pure and simple.
They have no respect for anyone and that includes Religion.
They have no recognition of GOD much Less of JESUS!
They want to control those people that are simply down right Americans with Morals, Respect, Values.
Many people especially those of color, poor individuals that their only hope is attending CHURCH, praying and keeping their FAITH STRONG.
Depriving them to WORSHIP IS THEIR CHURCH as it has been done for generations, WHO IS THIS SO CALLED GOVERNER, A DICTATOR FROM CUBA, VENEZULA!!??? HOW DID HE WIND UP HERE IN OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY!!
THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILD BY OUR FOREFATHERS, OUR ANCESTORS, AS A CHRISTIAN COUNTRY, PURE AND SIMPLE.
I PRAY FOR ALLL THOSE CALIFORNIANS THAT LOVE THEIR STATE, THEIR CITIES THAT THE SCOTUS COMES FORWARD AND SUPPORTS THE PEOPLE NOT THE DICTATORS RUNING THAT BEAUTIFUL STATE.
I sure shows how LOST, ROTTEN, EVIL NEWMAN, PELOSI AND THOSE DEMOCRATICS FROM CALIFORNIA TRUELY ARE. PELOSI CLAIMS TO BE A “CATHOLIC”, WHAT A LIAR.
MY LOVE AND HEART GOES OUT TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO “SURVIVE” IN THAT STATE WHICH PELOSI BRAGS OF ALL THE “ICE CREAM” SHE HAS IN HER FRIDGE. PATHATIC.
FREEDOM OF RELIGION IS OURS NOT THESE DICTATORS. NOW ARE THEY SHUTTING DOWN that Scientolgy Church they have with all those movie stars. Are THEY also going to be SHUT DOWN????
Oh No, they can;t! Don’t you know? Scientology is the main religion in California!
These AZZHOLES keep voting DEMOCRAP. You deserve every bit of this bullcrap.
This says it all
https://youtu.be/j6BXplWQfr8
After the comic intro, this is the best historic document wrt Plymouth Rock’s first Thanksgiving in 1621.
Let’s not forget that the First Amendment also says the gov’t may not interfere with the right of the people to peaceably assemble. It doesn’t say to peaceably assemble unless the gov’t says it might make you sick, it says the gov’t may NOT, NEVER, EVER, interfere with the right of the people to practice their chosen religion or not practice at all, nor may it interfere with people who want to peaceably assemble, even if that assembly means for religious reasons.
To start, I can’t be called a regular church goer and I like to have a beer or two now and then. Having said that, what people don’t seem to understand is that we’re being set up to live in a COMMUNIST DICTATORSHIP. Shut down all the churches, legalize hard drugs to keep us quiet and keep the bars open. Over the last 4 years we’ve had a president who tried to make this a free country again and he’s been treated like dirt, and those who voted for Biden are a bunch of damn fools who’ll be very sorry they did. I constantly read where people say, “God will take care of us.” Somehow I get a feeling God is looking down on us saying, “You idiots got yourselves in that mess so get yourselves out. I’m busy elsewhere.”
Now in this USA discrimination is against the law, yet so many Trump supports want the religious community discriminated in a different way, they want the houses of worship to not have to comply with the same restraints put on everyone else. Now the SCOTUS has ruled on reverse discrimination and said it was wrong yet the rule now on the same thing and say it is fine. Now the SCOTUS is suppose to support their rulings by prior rulings or what the Constitution, which says no law shall; be made in support of any religion, yet they rule for religion.
not so. the churches are discriminated against vs. riots and various public places like strip clubs and liquor stores.
lock Newsome up for trying to take legal rights away there first amendment
I admit, I’m shocked…there are Churches in California?!
Now we understand why Gavin Newsom is pushing so hard to lock down California. China has given him Millions Gitmo for this treasonous traitor
Will Alito reject this case too?
Good for you churches fighting against thsse lying bastards . they know they lied cheated and STOLED the public trust and the election hopefully this will be made right all left’s DAMOCRAPS SEWERRATS ARE ALL INVOLVED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING DBI AND CIA DID THE COVER UP. AND DAMOCRAPS STARTED THIS CHINA VIRUS. AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE DEATHS THAT OCCURRED. TNEY PAID TO MAKE AND DISTRIBUTE THIS CHINA VIRUS. AND TBREATENED DOCTOR’S ABOUT PULLING THEIR LICENSE IF THEY DIDNT LISTEN TO THE OTHER PAID OFF BUNCH OF ASS HOLES THE CDC GODS. AND FAUCI . ALL THE LEFTS DESERVE THE DEATH PENALTY. AND THESE DAMOCRAPS KNOW THAT A CURE WAS EASY IT IS AZITHROMICEN VITAMINS D AND C AND HYDROXYCLORIQUIN. THIS IS ANOTHER FORM OF THE FLU MADE STRONGER BY PAYONG OFF FAUCI AND CHINA TO MAKE IT AND DISTRIBUTE IT . AND A THE CLINTONS HILLARY AND BILL AND OBAMA BIDEN KAMALA AND ALL TBE REST OF THE LEFTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE DEATHS AND COVER UPS AND CUOMO AS WELL !!!
Go to PragerU and watch CANDACE OWENS AND A AFRICAN DOCTOR LADY YOU WILL HEAR MORE TRUTH ABOUT THIS CHINA VIRUS AND WATCH MORE EPISODES AND THEY TALK ABOUT BILL CLINTON AND JEFFERY EPSTIEN AND BEING WITH UNDER AGE GIRLS EPSTEINS WOMAN PARTNER GROOMED GIRLS FROM BROKEN HOMES AND HAD THEIR WAY WITH THEM. ALL THESE DAMOCRAPS NEED THE DEATH PENALTY ASAP. AND ARE ALL INVOLVED IN THIS CORRUPTION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND COVER UP’S WITH THE HELP OF PAID IFF FBI AND CIA. AGENTS AND NONE DESERVE TO LIVE !!!
Do not worry. Dick Newsom is a genius.
What will the Democrats do when Trump is sworn in for his second Term?