Pastor holds services despite virus ban, citing 1st Amendment

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A California church now has a public nuisance notice posted on its front doors for failing to comply with the state's public health stay-at-home order. CBS Sacramento reports that Pastor Jon Duncan of Cross Culture Christian Center in Lodi has continued to hold his church services inside the South Ham Lane house of worship with parishioners gathering together for his sermon.

"I want to let people know that we as a church, we love people, we understand that the virus is a serious issue," Pastor Duncan said. "We do believe this right to meet is upheld by the First Amendment."

The pastor told Lodi police of his plans to stay open. Officers entered a church service last Sunday explaining the state orders to close.

"It was chilling on free speech at that point because it was clear that we were going to have to do something different and or face the consequences," Duncan said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pastor-holds-services-despite-virus-ban-citing-1st-amendment/ar-BB1256Mj?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=hplocalnews

Most other churches understand the dangers of large groups in a virus pandemic.

This is what the Diocese of Phoenix put out per COVID-19.

[Squinch]

1. I don't care about their frickin' death wish, but they're going to spread it to innocent bystanders.

[msongs]

2. when they fill up for service slap a quarantine on the place and nobody gets out nt

[Progressive Jones]

3. They should have to identify themselves

as having not followed orders.
I wouldn't want these people around anyone in the general public.

[LiberalFighter]

4. They should shut the power and water off like they did to some in LA.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

5. Some in the U.S. would hold candlelight services and install a Port-o-Let.

KY..........

[LiberalFighter]

6. Don't they already? Sorry

[keithbvadu2]

7. Attendance means cash flow.

Attendance means cash flow.

[Blue_true]

8. They can meet as long as they stay only among themselves, as far as I am concerned.

If they want to infect eachother, knock themselves out. They have no First Amendment right to endanger unsuspecting people, police officials are trying to protect all of society from those assholes.

[Initech]

9. Fucking morons.