John MacArthur

COVID-19 Current Events Free Exercise

LA County fails bid to shut down church and must prove why free exercise rights should be infringed

Los Angeles County lost another battle in its bid to stop Grace Community Church from meeting indoors today. Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff found that, contrary to the County’s representation, the Sun Valley megachurch led by Pastor John MacArthur did not violate any court order because no court order prohibited the congregation from meeting indoors.

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COVID-19 Current Events Religious Institutions

Why Churches are Fighting Shutdown Orders

Five months into the pandemic shut-down, Los Angeles County is asking for the courts to find that Grace Community Church Pastor John MacArthur acted in contempt of court for holding services this past weekend, and for fines of $20,000 against church leaders and the congregation. 

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