Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church has filed a lawsuit against the state of California and its leaders for its lockdown restrictions and religious suppression during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Thomas More Society, the suit was submitted on Wednesday by attorneys Jenna Ellis and Charles LiMandri who are representing MacArthur as special counsel.
“We are simply continuing to do today what we have done for the past 63 years, that Grace Community Church has been open to welcome the Los Angeles community and serve their spiritual needs,” MacArthur said in a statement. “We will remain open and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all who decide they want to come worship with us.”
The complaint noted the dichotomy between the strict COVID-19 guidelines imposed on religious gatherings such as Grace Community Church and the lack of guidelines for the thousands of people took part in the Black Lives Matter protests.
“Instead of enforcing the public health orders, public officials were all too eager to grant a de facto exception for these favored protestors,” the suit said.
Ellis noted that Grace Community Church had “voluntarily complied with state orders for nearly 6 months” but California officials have overstepped their boundaries as edicts have called for an “indefinite shut down” after the church resumed indoor services last month.
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