Grace Community Church and its pastor, John MacArthur, have chosen to defy an unconstitutional order banning indoor church services in the name of fighting the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Los Angeles County has engaged in ridiculous court shenanigans to force the church to shut its doors but to no avail. So on Friday, the county’s Department of Public Works unilaterally decided to cancel the church’s lease agreement for a large portion of the church’s parking lot.
“Los Angeles County is retaliating against Grace Community Church for simply exercising their constitutionally protected right to hold church and challenging an unreasonable, unlawful health order,” Jenna Ellis, who is representing MacArthur and the church, and is a personal lawyer for President Donald Trump, said in a statement. “In America, we have a judicial system to ensure that the executive branch does not abuse its power, and Grace Community Church has every right to be heard without fear of reprisal.”
“The Democrats’ message to Americans is clear—if you don’t bow to every whim of tyranny, the government will come after you,” Ellis added. “The Church has peacefully held this lease for 45 years and the only reason the County is attempting eviction is because John MacArthur stood up to their unconstitutional power grab. This is harassment, abusive, and unconscionable.”
What with this.
And Nanner McBotox.
UPDATE: Yeah, Nanner. Senility. Run with that.
UPDATE: Stop digging, Nanner.
UPDATE: Seriously, Nanner. Just stop.
UPDATE: Don't even try it, Dyl-Dyl.
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Restrictions are only for the common people.
DPW had better have an awfully good reason for the lease cancellation, but that's unlikely.
Some ministers and priests are fighting back. Excerpt from yesterday's Boston Glob:
The officiant of a now-infamous wedding in Millinocket gave a defiant sermon during an indoor church service on Sunday, just a day after Maine’s CDC announced it was investigating a coronavirus outbreak among those affiliated with the Sanford church.
Todd Bell, the pastor, portrayed Calvary Baptist Church, which he leads, as being on the front lines of a culture war, battling against a “socialistic platform” that mandates mask-wearing and distance learning in schools.
“I’ll tell you what the world wants all the churches to do,” Bell said during one of two Sunday services, which the church posted on YouTube. “They want us to shut down, go home, and let people get used to that just long enough until we can finally stop the advancing of the Gospel.”
He's right, TLM. This shutting down of churches fits right into the leftist agenda.
On a positive note, a Kennedy lost an election in Massachusetts.
Katherinem
Yes. Every time a paid ad came up on Facebook for Joe Kennedy, I would check the comments (although they were usually in the thousands.) Just about every 3rd or 4th comment would be something like, "We're sick of the Kennedys." or, "Not another Kennedy!" The best comment I've seen yet was from a former Democrat, who now is registered as "Unenrolled" in MA. He said he'll often vote in the Republican primary, but also will vote against a Democrat by taking that ballot. He voted against Joe Kennedy because he sees Markey as a harmless old do-nothing, whereas Kennedy is an unknown quantity. Secondly, Markey could become ill, die, or otherwise not be able to serve. A Republican governor (i.e. Charlie Baker or Karen Polito) would then choose someone to fill the unexpired term. Good thinking!
On a positive note, a Kennedy lost an election in Massachusetts.
What's interesting about that is that he's the least problematic Kennedy to have served in Congress. His aunt is also a fairly unproblematic person; she failed utterly in building a political career in Maryland. It's almost as if the voters ensure that the scum rises.
This may be the best thing which could have happened to him. Having one home and building your skills as a working lawyer I cannot help but think will be wholesome compared to public life. Ideally, our politicians would be in late middle age or early old age. He was 32 when he was elected to public office, and he doesn't seem to have had a clear idea of why he was doing what he was doing.
One further note on my comment above. Markey is 74. Assuming he lives 'til the end of his 6 year term, he will be 80, and may decide not to run again. That makes his seat up for grabs by both parties. A strong Republican candidate could win.
Conversely, if Kennedy had won, he's 39 and could run for as many as 7 terms, before reaching approximately the same age Markey will be at the end of this upcoming term. We would never be able to get rid of him.
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