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<blockquote data-quote="tonyexpress" data-source="post: 4876012" data-attributes="member: 1940"><h3><a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/newsom-ordered-pay-millions-church-discrimination" target="_blank">Newsom ordered to pay $1.35 million for COVID-19 church discrimination</a></h3>California&#039;s embattled Gov. <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/gavin-newsom" target="_blank">Gavin Newsom</a> has been dealt a fresh blow after a federal judge ordered him to pay $1.35 million over the state&#039;s draconian lockdown of 3,000 churches during the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; In his capacity as governor, Newsom was ordered to pay the costs and attorney fees for a lawsuit brought by a Pasadena church that made it all the way to the United States Supreme Court. The May 14 order told Newsom and all state officials to stop regulating church attendance unless a specific set of infection statistics occur, which is unlikely.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; “He is the worst governor in America” for religious freedom, said Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, a nonprofit law firm that represented plaintiff Harvest Rock Church. “The church stayed open [during the lockdown], and the pastor and parishioners were threatened with daily criminal charges that were up to a year in prison.”Don&#039;t let the door hit you on your way out!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tonyexpress, post: 4876012, member: 1940"] [HEADING=2][URL='https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/newsom-ordered-pay-millions-church-discrimination']Newsom ordered to pay $1.35 million for COVID-19 church discrimination[/URL][/HEADING] California's embattled Gov. [URL='https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/gavin-newsom']Gavin Newsom[/URL] has been dealt a fresh blow after a federal judge ordered him to pay $1.35 million over the state's draconian lockdown of 3,000 churches during the coronavirus pandemic. In his capacity as governor, Newsom was ordered to pay the costs and attorney fees for a lawsuit brought by a Pasadena church that made it all the way to the United States Supreme Court. The May 14 order told Newsom and all state officials to stop regulating church attendance unless a specific set of infection statistics occur, which is unlikely. “He is the worst governor in America” for religious freedom, said Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, a nonprofit law firm that represented plaintiff Harvest Rock Church. “The church stayed open [during the lockdown], and the pastor and parishioners were threatened with daily criminal charges that were up to a year in prison.” Don't let the door hit you on your way out! [/QUOTE]

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