Virginia drops criminal charges against pastor who held 16-person church service
Sunday, July 19, 2020 | Tag Cloud Tags: church, coronavirus, News, Police, virus, Worthy News | Learn about our FREE SYNDICATION Service | Sign up for our Worthy Briefs!
(Worthy News) – Criminal charges against a Virginia pastor who held a Palm Sunday service in violation of coronavirus lockdown orders were dropped on Friday. He faced a $2,500 fine and possible jail time.
Pastor Kevin Wilson, of Chincoteague Island’s Lighthouse Fellowship Church, had his charges dropped by the general district court of Accomack County, Va.
Police rushed into his sanctuary on April 5, issuing Wilson a summons during the service, which 16 people attended in a building that could accomodate about 300. [ Source: Fox News (Read More…) ]
Fair Use Notice:This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.