Church

• Authorities Singling Out Religious Groups to Enforce Social Distancing Rules Will Face Action for Discrimination, AG Barr Says Attorney General Bill Barr said in a statement over the weekend that authorities singling out religious groups to enforce social distancing rules will face action for discrimination. Apr 13, 2020

  

  Authorities Singling Out Religious Groups to Enforce Social Distancing Rules Will Face Action for Discrimination, AG Barr Says
• Mississippi Church Sues City after Police Ticket Congregants Attending Drive-in Service A Mississippi church is filing a suit against the city of Greenville after police officers were instructed to ticket church congregants attending a drive-in church service. Apr 13, 2020

  

  Mississippi Church Sues City after Police Ticket Congregants Attending Drive-in Service
• Franklin Graham Encourages Churches to 'Obey Those in Authority,' Not Meeting in Person While talking to conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, Franklin Graham encouraged churches to "obey those in authority." Apr 13, 2020

  

  Franklin Graham Encourages Churches to 'Obey Those in Authority,' Not Meeting in Person
• Megachurches Can Be Particularly Vulnerable to COVID-19 But as Lakewood, along with Hillsong, Willow Creek, Saddleback and other prosperous megachurches in the United States, has closed its campus for the next few weeks or months out of concern for spreading COVID-19, its finances... Apr 13, 2020

  Megachurches Can Be Particularly Vulnerable to COVID-19
• The Constitution and Sacred Texts Agree: We Must Worship Together from a Distance Constitutionally, it’s true that restrictions on public gatherings cannot target houses of worship, but that’s not what’s going on here. Just as religious entities must abide by the same building codes that apply to community... Apr 13, 2020

  The Constitution and Sacred Texts Agree: We Must Worship Together from a Distance
• Social Distancing Is No Stumbling Block for Texas Church's Minecraft Easter Egg Hunt A Texas church found a creative solution in order to still host it's annual Easter egg hunt amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of meeting in person, in order to maintain social distancing recommendations, the church decided... Apr 13, 2020

  Social Distancing Is No Stumbling Block for Texas Church's Minecraft Easter Egg Hunt
• Joel Osteen to Host Special Easter Service Featuring Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Tyler Perry Joel Osteen is teaming up with celebrities Kanye West, Mariah Carey and Tyler Perry to host a virtual Easter church service this weekend. Apr 09, 2020

  Joel Osteen to Host Special Easter Service Featuring Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Tyler Perry
• Oklahoma Church Helps Feed over 50,000 Families in Need A church in Oklahoma is working with local groceries to help feed more than 50,000 families in need. Apr 08, 2020

  Oklahoma Church Helps Feed over 50,000 Families in Need
• Courts Would Likely Uphold Gov't Closure of Churches during Pandemic, ADF Attorney Says In a webinar with ADF attorney Ryan Tucker, Tucker explained that courts would likely uphold bans on church gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. Apr 08, 2020

  Courts Would Likely Uphold Gov't Closure of Churches during Pandemic, ADF Attorney Says
• Church Locked Out of Building for Violating Stay at Home Order Takes Legal Action Bethel Open Bible Church locked its doors amid the coronavirus pandemic, barring a smaller church planning on hosting a Palm Sunday service in the Bethel Open Bible Church sanctuary from gathering. The smaller church, Cross... Apr 07, 2020

  Church Locked Out of Building for Violating Stay at Home Order Takes Legal Action