LA County Aims to Hold Pastor Challenging Coronavirus Guidance in Contempt
(Worthy News) – Los Angeles County is seeking to hold the pastor defying the state’s coronavirus orders in contempt, prompting a superior court judge to send the case to a full trial to determine the fate of religious worship during the pandemic.
Los Angeles Superior Court judge Mitchell L. Beckloff ruled Thursday that the legal clash between Grace Community Church and Los Angeles County will head to a full trial and declined to hold Pastor John MacArthur in contempt before the trial proceeds. The county pushed for MacArthur to be held in contempt and potentially face jail time for defying the state’s ordinances and a preliminary injunction restricting indoor worship.
“I’m very grateful to Judge Beckloff for providing full due process and recognizing the importance of these constitutional protections,” MacArthur said in a statement. “The reality is that the county cannot show that their order is even rational, much less necessary. They have also applied their orders arbitrarily and discriminatorily against churches and we enjoy a heightened protection in America to hold church.” [ Source: Washington Free Beacon (Read More…) ]