A California church has been ordered to pay over $1 million in COVID fines after the church did not enforce a county’s social distancing and masking requirements.

Superior Court Judge Evette Pennypacker ordered Calvary Chapel San Jose to pay $1.2 million in fines after it did not follow COVID restrictions put in place by Santa Clara County, requirements the church said violated their religious freedom.

“It should appear clear to all — regardless of religious affiliation — that wearing a mask while worshiping one’s god and communing with other congregants is a simple, unobtrusive, giving way to protect others while still exercising your right to religious freedom,” Pennypacker wrote. “Unfortunately, Defendants repeatedly refused to model, much less, enforce this gesture. Instead, they repeatedly flouted their refusal to comply with the Public Health Orders and urged others to do so ‘who cares what the cost,’ including death.”

The church will appeal the ruling, according to church attorney Mariah Gondeiro. “We look forward to establishing more precedent on appeal that will have far greater implications for the future,” she said.

The ruling is the latest in the battle between the county and the church, which began after the church was given fines beginning in November 2020 and up to June 2021 when it did not follow the county’s restrictions and it challenged the rules in federal court. The church faces fines over masks, social distancing, and hosting large gatherings.

“I think about our government’s infringement on our liberties,”said Senior Pastor Mike McClure on January 10, 2021. “We were played. This whole thing, it’s a lie. I mean, not that it’s not a disease. But they’re using it to take control and to stop you and I from worshiping God.”

The county claimed that the orders were aimed at public health, and not targeting religious institutions. “It’s the County’s job to take care of its residents and protect the public health,” Santa Clara County Counsel James R. Williams said. “Calvary’s arguments have been rejected at almost every turn. We are gratified that the Court once again saw through Calvary’s unsupported claims and found them meritless.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/outrageous-california-church-ordered-to-pay-over-a-million-dollars-in-covid-fines

President Guillermo Lasso has urged millions of Ecuadorians to arm themselves as soon as possible in order to defend themselves against the tyrannical elites who want to enslave them.

“We have a common enemy!” Lasso declared, as his administration authorized all civilians in the country to carry and use firearms to protect themselves against tyranny.

“We’ve modified the decree that allows the possession and carrying of guns,” he said. “In other words, in general terms … the possession and carrying of guns for civilian use in personal defense is authorized, in accordance with the requirements of law and regulations.”

Bigleaguepolitics.com reports: Per a report by Uruguayan outlet MercoPress, Lasso initially declared a state of emergency “in the provinces of Santa Elena (west), Los Ríos (center), and in Zone 8, which includes the cities of Guayaquil, Durán, and Samborondón in the coastal province of Guayas (southwest).” AWR Hawkins noted that the “impacted cities and provinces were placed under a 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. curfew.”

On top of the curfew and the measure to allow for civilians to be armed, Lasso announced that his government is launching a “crusade for security,” which involved locating and arresting “15 high-value targets” who are suspected to be connected to the heads of criminal gangs.

https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/ecuadorian-president-urges-citizens-to-buy-guns-armed-people-cannot-be-enslaved-by-the-elites/

>>18700168

let them eat cheezit and drink bud light, while wearing nike sports bra

these people are stupid (paraphrasing Q)

>>18700179

is GW dead, stuck in ice?

>>18700195

>>18700249

i pray for our children, who have such impressionable minds, who are being brainwashed into thinking they are not the biological sex that God created them to be, then they are encouraged to destroy their reproductive organs, which has life-long affect

very depressing and very evil

kids don't stand a chance