Church Asks Ninth Circuit to Lift California’s Ban on Indoor Worship
(Worthy News) – A Ninth Circuit judge Monday expressed concern that California’s effort to curb Covid-19 transmission by banning all indoor religious gatherings could extend into the summer months or beyond if the pandemic worsens, further restricting people’s constitutional right to practice their religion.
Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain asked in a virtual hearing whether California’s public health orders needed to be so restrictive that all indoor worship, including small gatherings, would be prohibited.
State officials have shut down vast sectors of the Golden State’s economy since the beginning of the pandemic and banned certain activities in order to curb viral spread. [ Source: Court House News (Read More…) ]
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