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John MacArthur’s Church Sues California After Being Threatened With Fines And Jail For Indoor Worship Services

Jon Brown
John MacArthur’s Church Sues California After Being Threatened With Fines And Jail For Indoor Worship Services
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A prominent evangelical church in Los Angeles is suing state and county officials in California after being threatened with fines and jail time for gathering together for indoor worship.

Grace Community Church, which is pastored by John MacArthur, made headlines last month when they resumed in-person assembly in defiance of Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s renewed lockdown order. MacArthur and the church retained the legal counsel of the Thomas More Society last week after receiving a cease and desist letter from Los Angeles County threatening $1,000 daily fines and imprisonment.

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