The Rationale of the Christian Covid Rebels (Part 1)
In which we seek to understand why James Coates took his stand against the Alberta government
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Biden Brings Back White House Faith Partnerships Office
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“President turns to Obama-era leader and his evangelical campaign outreach director to lead agency in efforts to ‘heal, unite, and rebuild.’” - C.Today
Related at RNS: Biden signs executive order reestablishing White House faith office
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Christian Political Exile Persists No Matter the President
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“I too am troubled by the drift of public opinion on religious liberty, and I too am glad Trump will leave public office—that is, I understand why both perceptions make sense.
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COVID-19 and Religious Freedom
The current COVID pandemic has affected almost every area of life in America, including normal church activities. Most churches cancelled every meeting initially, with some opening up partially and others completely after awhile, while still others remained closed. In many cases, these decisions were made by the churches themselves, but for others, decisions were forced upon them by governmental edict. Details vary from state to state and the situation highlights the issue of religious freedom with special focus upon the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
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Justice Alito: Some COVID-19 church restrictions blatant discrimination
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“The nation’s High Court allowed blatant discrimination to stand in at least two cases limiting church activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told the Federalist Society Thursday (Nov. 12).” - BPNews
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The DC Mayor Doesn’t Get to Define Church
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“Like millennia of Christians before them, CHBC believes (as do I) that something that never assembles, such as separate services or sites, is not actually a church.” - Jonathan Leeman
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John MacArthur, Pastor Who Has Defied COVID-19 Orders, Will Face New Hearing in November
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“Los Angeles County representatives requested a hearing for civil contempt against MacArthur, who has continued to hold services at his Grace Community Church despite a ban on large gatherings issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom that includes services in houses of worship.” - C.Leaders
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How Can We Simultaneously “Submit to Every Ordinance of Man” and “Obey God Rather Than Men”?
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“…it seems necessary to amend the statement, ‘We must obey the government unless the government explicitly tells us to disobey God,’ to something like this: ‘We must obey the government (1) unless the government explicitly tells us to disobey God, or (2) unless the government exceeds its jurisdiction so as to speak authoritatively into a sphere regulated by another, God-instituted authority.’” -
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