California

"A California judge has granted a temporary restraining order against Godspeak Calvary Chapel and its Pastor Rob McCoy for holding in-person services in violation of COVID-19 health orders....McCoy announced in a video message Friday that he will continue to hold indoor services. 'I wish it didn’t have to come to this, I really do, but we will be violating the judge’s order.'" - CPost

"Harvest met in a white tent half the size of a football field to comply with state orders restricting indoor worship. After the first week of meeting under the tent, pastor Greg Laurie said, 'Our church loved it,' so Harvest added a second morning service." - C.Today

"Aside from what the authors of this [Grace Community Church] statement may or may not believe, the statement itself makes no provision for the possibility that a Christian might choose another path and still be counted as faithful." - 9 Marks

"In this, I am glad I do not live in California.  I know many California churches are meeting and singing outside in order to be compliant.  For us, it is our desire to be safe and responsible in worship. We have created distanced seating and limited occupancy.  We have cut back on the amount of singing we do, but we cannot stop singing." - T&D

"Last Monday between 300 and 400 protesters gathered on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. But they didn’t shout 'defund the police'—they worshiped, sang, and prayed>....The demonstrators were protesting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to ban singing and chanting in churches." - WORLD

"The order, issued on July 1, includes sanitation guidelines for church buildings, suggests shortened services, and temporarily prohibits items that move among congregants, such as offering plates. Churches aren’t the sole focus of the order, with venues such as bars, restaurants, theaters, and museums being shuttered for at least three weeks." - C.Leaders

Planned Parenthood sued the makers of videos showing their personnel selling the "tissue" of aborted babies... "While the trial hasn’t started yet, this whole legal process has proved to be a huge mistake for Planned Parenthood, as it has already produced one insanely embarrassing revelation after another for them. Here are the five craziest things uncovered so far in court" - The Cripplegate

"California is out front with a diploma that requires lessons in cis-heteropatriarchy, black LGBTQIA, and hip hop resistance." - TAC