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Chicago begins fining churches for holding services deemed in violation of stay-at-home order
By: Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner| May 20, 2020:
The city of Chicago has started fining churches that hold religious services deemed noncompliant with stay-at-home orders in Illinois.
Story continues below advertisementChicago Police Department sources confirmed to Fox News that three churches will be fined for church services held on Sunday. Religious services are currently considered nonessential under the current order in Illinois, which means services are limited to fewer than 10 people.
Philadelphia Romanian Church of God limited its church attendance to 75 people on Sunday, which is 10% of its total capacity, but the city still fined it $500.
The church reportedly demanded that those 75 congregants meet 13 requirements to attend, including having no symptoms and being younger than 65 years old.
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Deal on liability protections for reopening businesses possible as Democrats divide on the issueElim Romanian Pentecostal Church and Metro Praise International were also fined for holding Sunday services.
“I know how hard it is to break from traditional celebrations of togetherness. But I believe passionately that adapting our expressions of faith in these times is one of the most faithful acts of all,” Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker tweeted around the time of Holy Week in April, adding that “the virus doesn’t take a day off, and it’s important for all of you to have the facts, so I’ll continue to deliver them.”
Similar stay-at-home orders have targeted churches around the country, most notably in Kentucky, where Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear warned Easter churchgoers that local police would be recording license plates of people who attend church and force them into a 14-day quarantine.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who has faced criticism for not obeying lockdown orders herself, issued a statement Sunday warning churchgoers.
“The local districts are reviewing reports of large gatherings that took place today at various establishments not abiding by the stay-at-home order,” the statement said. “Following that review, the Department will issue and mail citations where necessary.”
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27 Comments
3 years ago
A.G. Barr, WHERE ARE YOU?
Gov. Abbot where are you?
Texas has opened up. There is no reason for this!
Remember Texas is purple state…and we need Texas.
Federal Judge: All Texas Voters Can Vote By Mail … For Now
KAREN TOWNSENDPosted at 11:01 am on May 20, 2020
Texas Democrats are claiming a victory after a federal judge ruled that all Texas voters are eligible to vote by mail if they are concerned about exposure to the coronavirus at polling places. As he made his ruling, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery cited the Declaration of Independence.to justify his opinion. (LOL)
Judge Biery, appointed by former President Bill Clinton, ruled that all Texas voters can now be considered as “disabled” due to concerns over the safety of voting in person during the coronavirus pandemic. This qualifies every voter to be able to vote by mail. His ruling orders that election officials must accept and tabulate those votes. His order must be posted on the websites of election administrators, for any elections held “during the pendency of pandemic circumstances.”
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So, this is a massive expansion of mail-in voting in Texas. Current Texas law allows for mail-in voting under specific circumstances – the voter is 65 years or older, has a disability or illness, will be out of the county during the election period, or is confined in jail. Judge Biery’s order spotlights public health and safety concerns as well as possible voter suppression. Frankly, it sounds hyperbolic, especially given that Texas has not experienced an overwhelming number of cases of the coronavirus, like New York or New Jersey, for example. Re-opening the state is well underway.
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https://hotair.com/archives/karen-townsend/2020/05/20/federal-judge-texas-voters-can-vote-mail-now/?bcid=6bd8046b72485a68c52ea1f9309d1b24&utm_campaign=nl&utm_medium=email&utm_source=hadaily
3 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
It should be noted the order does not affect the laws requiring each and every ballot to be certified as coming from a registered voter. Proof of identity has to accompany the ballot. If not, it can be challenged and not tabulated until identity has been established. This is unlike California where no proof of identity is required and all ballots must be tabulated. IMO this may reduce rather than encourage fraud in Texas.
3 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
I wouldn’t let any judge label me “disabled” due to the possibility of contracting a virus. A real disability is one thing. This is insulting and nothing but still another attempt to make voter fraud easier to do.
I think Chicago is ground zero for the Progressive Movement in America. There is nothing Progressive Communists won’t do for money.
3 years ago
Funny how these guys flip on all this separation of church and state.
3 years ago
Reply to
Merchantseamen
not celebrating Easter this year I honestly felt like an atheist.
fake muzlum refugees have more rights than us Christians. NOW why is that??
do we offend you? and in what way? pray do tell.
3 years ago
Reply to
Survivor
Anything proclaiming Christ +/or Scripture as “Holy” is a clear enemy of the Globalist plan to make us all sheep enuff to willingly “take the mark” of the bankster “money changers” to usher in a NWO with a one world government orchestrated by guess who…?
3 years ago
Reply to
Merchantseamen
It’s even funnier how no cares that f’ing mosques are in business EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.
3 years ago
This is a desecration of the First Amendment. But Illinois is a deep Blue State.
3 years ago
Seig Hiel Lori Lightfoot you Nazi Fascist.
3 years ago
The people need to ignore the Gestapo.
3 years ago
Reply to
Francis
It’s the true American way to not bow to tyranny.
The Globalist directives to the usurping public servant’s “shill’s” is another test run to see if WE willingly submit.
Many can see these “shill’s” hanging from lamp post’s for treason across the nation but esp thickly in DC, Blue State Capitol’s and big city’s…!
3 years ago
Except the governor withdrew the rule with IDPH. Add on top the case that the order is almost certainly going to be declared unlawful, this is going to turn out bad for Chicago
3 years ago
Many Christians and Leftist who like to guilt Christians into obedience to their rules say Christians should obey the laws because Jesus taught such a thing… but what the book of Acts clearly shows is that when Government tells you not to preach the word of God, you are not to obey the laws of man. Peter was arrested for telling people about Jesus… after God released him from prison, he was told to go back and continue preaching. Meanwhile, many of our pastors, who were told they couldn’t meet on Sunday like we are commanded, submitted to the authority of man.
3 years ago
Reply to
created4el
Not all LAWS are righteous ones and that is where the Holy Spirit comes in, IF YOU HAVE IT INSIDE OF YOU. Some so-called CHRISTIANS do not. Like RINOS, they are CINOS or the PHARISEES of modern times.
Common sense is the key here, but sadly MOST DEMOCRATS and most people without common sense will be the TYRANTS of our time, AKA CINOS AND PHARISEES. Besides, if your State has a liberal Governor/Leaders, then you can do 1 of 3 things:
1. DEFY THEM
2. MOVE OUT OF STATE
3. COMPLY
I live in a COMMON SENSE State. Almost everything is open and actually has been for over a month now. Nothing has changed in my life, so I cannot imagine the TYRANNY in these Democrat States, but I doubt the DOJ or anyone else will do anything because 1st of all, America does have STATES’ RIGHTS, which is supposed to be above FEDERAL rights, which I am in agreement with. This is why I chose to live in a Conservative State. We ousted a RINO and put in a real Conservative, so we have a good economy in Ohio and Mike DeWine……SO FAR.
If people do not rise up against TYRANNY, then maybe they should do something about it?
If Governor DeWine became a RINO or a stupid leader, then I WOULD REBEL AND IGNORE HIS STUPIDITY, but so far, he has shown CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, which should be a REQUIREMENT FOR ANY GREAT LEADER.
#DoNOTVoteDemocrat
3 years ago
Those in politics and the media who see fit to abrogate the First Amendment rights of others need to be reminded that the constitutional liberties that allow freedom of expression are the very same ones that allow political discourse and a free media to even exist in the first place.
3 years ago
Why’s there no “Emergency Injunction” applied for thru SCOTUS for what are clearly Constitutional violations…?
There were all kinds of lower court injunctions to stop Trump’s orders that were in his legal Constitutional pervue which SCOTUS ended in Trumps favor.
Something really smells in Denmark…!
3 years ago
3 years ago
Chicago Mayor Lesbo McBulldyke actually made me laugh last week when members of the media asked her if she had gotten her hair done. She replied that she had, even though all salons had been ordered closed, because she has to look good for the press showcasing her conference to the nation.
Ummmmmm……I don’t think there is a salon in this whole world that could make her look “good”……
3 years ago
Chicago Mayor Lesbo McBulldyke actually made me laugh last week when members of the media asked her if she had gotten her hair done. She replied that she had, even though all salons had been ordered closed, because she has to look good for the press showcasing her conference to the nation.
Ummmmmm……I don’t think there is a salon in this whole world that could make her look “good”……
3 years ago
You’ll notice these rotten, corrupt, Dem0rats have no problems whatsoever w/the f’ing muslums attending their mosques EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK and selective prosecution is called persecution.
3 years ago
Surely the ACLU is outraged by this.
3 years ago
“Where is the DoJ?”
If the DOJ won’t prosecute Obama Administration criminals, including Barack and his sidekick, Hillary, why would anyone believe they will do something about THIS?
The DOJ is one big JOKE.
#DoNOTVoteDemocrat
3 years ago
Hey Brillo Head, GOD will get you one way or another, be prepared.
3 years ago
Why aren’t any courts intervening in this abuse? Or the Feds? Last question: Why don’t all churches just open?
