CrimsonPhantom
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Federal Appeals Court Allows Drive-In Church Gatherings In Ky
Quote:Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear has been blocked from entirely banning gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. A federal appeals court allowed drive-in church services, an alternative backed by Beshear, to continue as long as participants adhere to public health requirements.
This came after Maryville Baptist Church Pastor Jack Roberts sued the governor last month for allegedly violating religious freedoms with his lockdown orders. On Easter Sunday, state troopers placed notices on churchgoers cars ordering all attendees to self-quarantine for 14 days.
“It’s all in the First Amendment to the Constitution, you don’t stand out there without that protection,” said Pastor Roberts. “If you got that protection, we should have, you can’t divide that First Amendment up.”
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron supported the lawsuit and claimed Beshears’ orders targeted faith-based gatherings and violated the First Amendment.
On Saturday, the court also declined to block in-person church gatherings. It claimed it was not comfortable extending an injunction since it received the case just 24-hours prior.
According to Beshear, church-goers will be allowed to resume in-person services at a reduced capacity on May 20 as part of the state’s reopening plan.
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shere khan
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RE: Federal Appeals Court Allows Drive-In Church Gatherings In Ky
Nope nope nope. Federal court does not allow ****. That's not how any other this works.
I live in the land of the dimwits.
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05-04-2020 03:39 PM |
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