(RNS) — For the past two Sundays, Grace Community Church pastor John MacArthur has defied California’s COVID-19 regulations by opening the doors of his church, allowing un-masked congregants to sing in close proximity to each other.

Lawyers for the church say that Grace Community Church and MacArthur could face $1,000 a day in fines for doing so.

Church leaders say they will follow the Bible instead of health regulations.

“We will obey God rather than men. We’re going to be faithful to our Lord,” MacArthur told his congregants in a July 31 video. “We’re going to leave the results to him.”

MacArthur and the church’s elders say Grace Community Church’s actions are founded on biblical principles. According to a statement, church leaders believe that the government is charged with protecting civic order and well-being. But the government can’t dictate “the doctrine, practice, or polity of the church.”

Meeting together in person and singing together are commanded in the Bible, say church leaders. To stop meeting or singing would be to disobey God.

“As His people, we are subject to His will and commands as revealed in Scripture,” the statement reads. “Therefore we cannot and will not acquiesce to a government-imposed moratorium on our weekly congregational worship or other regular corporate gatherings. Compliance would be disobedience to our Lord’s clear commands.”

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International evangelist Luis Palau has encouraged Christian parents to instill biblical principles in their children from the earlier years, citing the Word of God as the “key” to bringing wayward kids back to Christ. 

In a message delivered at the two-day virtual Promise Keepers 2020 Men’s Conference, Luis and Andrew Palau, leaders of the Luis Palau Association, shared how Scripture memorization and a faithful witness contributed to Andrew’s conversion as a young adult. 

Before Andrew was born, Luis Palau’s mother told him his unborn son would be the “next evangelist.” 

“I took it seriously as from the Lord because she was a godly woman,” Luis, known as the Billy Graham of Latin America, said. “She was a prayerful woman.”

But while Andrew was a “good son,” “he didn’t know Jesus Christ and we knew that,” Luis said. 

“My wife used to say, ‘If he’s got feathers like a bird, if he flies like a bird, if he chirps like a bird, he’s a bird,…

Vote for Common Good (VCG) and The Lincoln Project are seeking to push Joe Biden, a professing Roman Catholic, as an religious alternative for evangelical voters, many of whom are slated to vote for President Trump in the upcoming 2020 presidential election.

According to POLITICO, both groups officially formed a partnership on Wednesday as a means to capitalize on religious voters who dislike Trump or are unhappy with his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the black lives matter protests.

The Lincoln Project is a political action committee that is composed of Republicans and ex-Republicans that seek to prevent Trump from winning re-election. The group was co-founded by George Conway, the husband of Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway.

“If there was ever a time when Republicans, especially people of faith can be moved, it’s probably now,” said Sarah Lenti, executive director at the Lincoln Project. “This is about doing the right thing for our country and that goes back to embracing Biblical principles, such as loving and caring for each other.”

All throughout Trump’s first term, many white evangelicals have expressed unwavering support for the President. But recently, many of Trump’s Protestant and Catholic advocates are turning away from the president due to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

One other time prominent conservatives…