On Wednesday, the legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) sent a letter to Dedham, Massachusetts, town officials urging them to rescind a cease-and-desist order barring Victory Baptist Church from convening meetings even if they have 10 or fewer people. According to Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s COVID-19 emergency order, that size meeting is permissible, ADF noted.
The cease-and-desist order was sent to the church on May 6 after the church had announced starting on May 10 it would hold services with groups that small. The town sent the order on May 6 to Victory Baptist Church after the church announced on its website that it planned to start holding services of no more than 10 people each on May 10. The cease-and-desist order stated:
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