US says California order discriminates against churches
Los Angeles, USAP The head of the US federal Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division told Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday that his plan to reopen California discriminates against churches. In a letter to the governor, Eric S Dreiband said that despite a coronavirus pandemic “that is unprecedented in our lifetimes,” Newsom should allow some in-person […]
Court upholds California ban on church services in pandemic
Los Angeles, USAP California Governor Gavin Newsom had the right to ban church assemblies in the interest of public health during the coronavirus outbreak, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Newsom’s stay-at-home order did not violate the constitutional rights to free assembly and religion when the Cross Culture Christian Center in Lodi was ordered to cease […]