California to Pay More Than $2 Million in Church Legal Fees Over Forced Closures
The Thomas More Society applauded the settlement, saying “religious liberty triumphs.”
Christians Continue to Gather As Massive Numbers of Canadian Police Fence off Pastor Coates’ Church
“There have also been unconfirmed reports posted to social media, noting that the same police-state crackdown isn’t being applied to Mosques…”
Police Raid Canadian Church, Install Fences Around Building
Police vehicles and unmarked SUVs blocked the entrance to the church around 8am on Wednesday as authorities erected chained fencing around the building’s perimeter.
Canadian Pastors Urge Fellow-Ministers to “Stand Up, Defend” and “Open Your Church” In Powerful Video
“The men who are being persecuted and the churches that are being persecuted are asserting the supremacy of Jesus Christ over the church in a way that offends the government that wants to be supreme over the church.”
Church of Jailed Pastor Charged Again for Refusing to Turn People Away
“We are gravely concerned that C0VID-19 is being used to fundamentally alter society and strip us all of our civil liberties,” the church said in a statement.
Church Continues to Gather After Pastor Jailed for Refusing To Turn People Away
The arrest and imprisonment of Pastor Coates has not deterred the church from continuing to gather for Sunday worship.
Bail DENIED: Pastor Who Refused to Turn People Away from Church Jailed Until May Trial
Pastor Coates was denied bail just one week after the same prison released a convicted child rapist, forcing police to issue a warning to the public to stay vigilant as it’s likely the rapist will offend again.
Church Fined $83k For Holding In-Person Worship Service: “People Are Lonely, Afraid, Facing Financial Ruin”
“They were at the end of their rope and hurting, but thought that maybe there was something worth believing when they heard we’d be having services.”
Church Continues To Gather After Pastor Jailed for Holding Church Services
GraceLife Church in Alberta, Canada is continuing to meet together for worship, despite the fact that their pastor is today sitting inside a maximum-security prison for violating state regulations by conducting church services.
Premier Faces Backlash After Pastor Was Jailed for Holding Church Services
Alberta Premier, Jason Kenney, is facing increased backlash after a pastor was jailed for conducting worship services in defiance of state-enforced restrictions which deemed church a non-essential practice.
Canadian Pastor Jailed For Holding Church Services
“I read to my children the work the Lord is doing in people through James so they can see the sacrifice of their father is not in vain.”
John MacArthur Threatened With Arrest, Fines For Holding In-Person Church Services
Los Angeles county government officials responded to the church’s move by threatening repercussions, such as a daily $1,000 fine and the possible arrest of Dr MacArthur, according to the church’s legal counsel.
WATCH: John MacArthur Appears On Tucker Carlson Tonight After Reopening Church
Pastor John MacArthur appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight on Tuesday, where he briefly explained why Grace Community Church believes they should reopen, despite California’s current restrictions.
Church Takes a Bold Stand Against State Overreach: “We Will Not Bow to Intrusive Restrictions”
Dr John MacArthur, along with the elders of Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, have taken a courageous stand against the “intrusive restrictions” government officials are attempting to impose on churches in California. In a statement issued on Friday, Dr MacArthur accused civic leaders of exceeding their “legitimate jurisdiction” by ordering churches in the state to limit or suspend all meetings indefinitely. Dr MacArthur noted that while civil government is invested with divine authority to rule the state, civic rulers are not granted jurisdiction over the church. In other words, “freedom of worship is a command of God, not a…
Church Thanks Local Police Department, Gifts $1,000 to Each Officer
A small-town church in Tennessee has thanked their local police department by gifting $1,000 to every officer serving their community. Lighthouse Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Tennessee donated a total of $23,000 to the Jonesboro Police Force in a public ceremony in light of nationwide criticism of police officers. In the days that followed, the church received widespread attention for their generosity and support of the department. “Our little church just wanted to speak with a loud voice that we support law enforcement, and it seems that has been successful,” Cleek said. “Our voice is being heard all over the country,…
WATCH: Church Members Attacked by Black Lives Matter, Women and Young Children Harassed
Masked Black Lives Matter protesters have been filmed harassing women and children and violently attacking members of a church in upstate New York. Footage uploaded to social media shows a large group of protesters crowding the entrance of Grace Baptist Church in Troy last week, berating congregants as they attempted to enter. A video posted on the church’s Twitter page shows a mother with a baby and two young children trying to enter the building as protesters threaten to call Child Protective Services on her. The woman and the youngsters manage to safely enter the church, as a chant breaks…
George Floyd’s Fiancée Says George Would Not Want Protesters to Respond With Hatred, but Grace
George Floyd’s fiancée has said George would not want protesters responding to his death with anger and hatred, but with grace. Speaking with a local news outlet, a tearful Courtney Ross suggested her fiancé would not condone the violent and destructive riots that have taken place across Minneapolis in response to Floyd’s death. “You can’t fight fire with fire,” Ms Ross said. “Everything just burns. And I’ve seen it all day today. People hate. They’re hating, they’re hating, they’re hating. They’re mad. And he would not want that. He wouldn’t! “He wouldn’t, he would give grace. He would. I stand…
Thinking Through Holding Church Amidst a Pandemic
Through the past two weeks, Christians throughout the West have had to wrestle with the problem of how to conduct the Lord’s Day Service—whether it should be held, or whether it should be postponed, or whether it ought to be even relocated online. Considering the rising rate at which the Coronavirus, also referred to as COVID-19, is being spread, Christians must, rightly, ask as to how they can apply best practice in dealing with the virus, and how to avoid the local church being a den of malaise. Should the church shutter its doors like certain businesses, sports, and other…
MP attacks a local church for preaching the Gospel: “I will be following this matter up further with a number of authorities”
Sonia Hornery MP launched an extraordinary attack on a local church this week when the evangelism they’ve been doing most weekends for several years coincided with an LGBTIQAX+ Pride Festival. The state MP for Wallsend, just West of Newcastle, NSW, accused the church of “hate speech” because they were preaching the Gospel to people attending the festival. Last weekend, Newcastle celebrated diversity at the Newcastle Pride Group Page Festival. Unfortunately, members of a local church thought it appropriate to put out hate flyers targeting people attending the festival. These flyers were handed out to people attending the Festival and placed all over cars parked…
The Separation of Church and State: What it is and what it’s not
The separation between Church and State is not a divide between secular and sacred. Nor is this separation a divide between public and private. Church and State are spheres of authority within the structure of good government. Simply put: one wields the sword, the other the truth of the Gospel. As such the Gospel balances out the ideology behind who gets to yield the sword, when, why and how. This is why every totalitarian state either twists theology or purges Christians and the Christian faith. They need to suppress God’s moral standard for His creatures, in order to justify their…