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Judge Rules In Favor Of Capitol Hill Baptist Church In Lawsuit Against D.C. Mayor

Jon Brown
Judge Rules In Favor Of Capitol Hill Baptist Church In Lawsuit Against D.C. Mayor
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A federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled in favor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church (CHBC) on Friday, a prominent evangelical congregation in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., that recently sued the District’s Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser.

“It is for the church, not the District or this court, to define for itself the meaning of ‘not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together,’” wrote Trump-appointed Judge Trevor McFadden, referencing a verse in the Book of Hebrews that commands Christians to gather together for worship.

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