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Judge blocks North Carolina Governor's virus-related orders on churches
Posted on 5/16/20 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 5/16/20 at 4:28 pm
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A federal judge in North Carolina on Saturday sided with conservative Christian leaders and blocked the enforcement of restrictions that Gov. Roy Cooper ordered affecting indoor religious services during the coronavirus pandemic.
The order from Judge James C. Dever III came days after two Baptist churches, a minister and a Christian revival group filed a federal lawsuit seeking to immediately block enforcement of rules covering religious services within the Democratic governor’s executive orders. Dever agreed with the plaintiffs, who argued that the limits violate their rights to worship freely and treat churches differently from retailers and other secular activities.
Cooper’s latest order still largely prevented most faith organizations from holding indoor services attended by more than 10 people. His office had said the newest order stating permitted services may “take place outdoors unless impossible” carries only a narrow exception, such as when religious activities dictate they occur indoors with more people.
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“The assembly for religious worship provisions in (Executive Order) 138 starkly illustrate the extent to which religious entities and individuals are not subject to neutral or generally applicable law,” Dever wrote in a 22-page order granting the plaintiffs’ emergency motion for a temporary restraining order. “The record, at this admittedly early stage of the case, reveals that the Governor appears to trust citizens to perform non-religious activities indoors (such as shopping or working or selling merchandise) but does not trust them to do the same when they worship indoors together.”
Cooper’s spokesman, Ford Porter, said the governor’s office disagrees with the decision but will not appeal it.
Posted on 5/16/20 at 4:31 pm to cajunangelle
Does the GOP have a decent challenger for this assclown? (I know it's unlikely...)
This post was edited on 5/16/20 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 5/16/20 at 4:31 pm to cajunangelle
Well it doesn't make a lick of sense. You can go hang out in Walmart for the last two months...but if you darken the door of a church they are taking names and issuing tickets
Posted on 5/16/20 at 4:33 pm to cajunangelle
It is not coincidental that churches are being targeted in all of this.
Posted on 5/16/20 at 4:53 pm to cajunangelle
I called this shite months (and was heavily downvoted by beta melt NPCs) that this is a First Amendment violation.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 11:04 am to cajunangelle
Remember he is only there because the kook left got enough voters out to make sure that mentally ill men can go take a shite with little girls present.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 11:13 am to cajunangelle
Guess he didnt go the same law school as texashorn and leftisthank
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