Earlier, Grace Community Church in Sun Valley filed suit against state and county officials, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti.
As many as 150 demonstrators gathered near Newbury Park’s Godspeak church, some supporting its defiance of a judge’s order, others denouncing the indoor services.“The county took this action reluctantly, after working with the church for several weeks in hopes of gaining voluntary compliance with the Health Officer Orders, which allow for religious services to be held outdoors in order to slow the spread of a deadly and highly contagious virus,” the county said in a statement.
“Community Church decided that it would no longer sit by and watch its congregants and their children suffer from an absence of religious worship and instruction,” the church’s lawsuit states., MacArthur said it was not his job to warn people of the dangers of congregating, adding that he has his own doubts about the true scope of the pandemic.
“Our people know life is being restricted in a way that is not constitutional and is burdensome,” he said.. But progress is dependent on people’s social behaviors, and much about the virus — like its long-term effects on survivors — is still unknown.previously implored places of worship to host only outdoor services and refrain from holding indoor events. In the absence of a vaccine or medical therapies, social distancing practices are one of the few weapons to combat the spread of the disease.
“However, when compliance is not achieved, we have to look at other tools at our disposal,” he said, adding that “we won’t be able to enforce our way out of this pandemic, and we need everyone doing their part.” “We, as a county, are so grateful to those religious institutions that are adhering to the order and have found ways to worship” that do not put their congregations or communities at risk, he said.that had been holding indoor worship services.The county had asked that Rob McCoy, the pastor of Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Newbury Park, be held in contempt of court and was seeking the court to direct the Sheriff’s Office to close the church.
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