NRB
Most states have begun to ease restrictions on businesses and social activity after weeks of lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19. And while houses of worship are among those taking careful measures for the safety of their congregations and of visitors, there is concern among many religious leaders that they could be the target of meritless lawsuits from those seeking to blame them for any person who attended a religious gathering or received food or shelter from a charity or ministry and subsequently contracted COVID-19. READ MORE
Christian Post
A federal judge ruled that California Gov. Gavin Newsom had the right to ban churches from assembling during the coronavirus pandemic in the interest of public health after Cross Culture Christian Center in Lodi sought a temporary restraining order against the move. “This Court finds the State and County stay at home orders being challenged here bear a real and substantial relation to public health,” U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez wrote in his order denying the application brought by the church and Pastor Jonathan Duncan. READ MORE
CBN News
Nearly 500 California pastors are preparing to open their doors on Sunday, May 31st — whether or not they have guidance from the state. “The churches are not asking for permission,” said Bob Tyler, a religious freedom attorney advising the pastors. “The governor is sitting here as a dictator, trumping the Constitution and is kind of hanging on to this state of emergency for as long as he can hold it.” READ MORE
