{"id":1982585,"date":"2023-07-25T19:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T23:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-arrested-for-attending-outdoor-worship-service-with-no-mask-celebrates-victory-as-blue-city-pays-up\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T19:07:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T23:07:52","slug":"christian-arrested-for-attending-outdoor-worship-service-with-no-mask-celebrates-victory-as-blue-city-pays-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-arrested-for-attending-outdoor-worship-service-with-no-mask-celebrates-victory-as-blue-city-pays-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian arrested for maskless outdoor worship service celebrates &#8216;victory&#8217; as city pays up."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchristian-arrested-for-attending-outdoor-worship-service-with-no-mask-celebrates-victory-as-blue-city-pays-up%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1982585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Justice Served: Idaho City Settles Lawsuit with Masking Protesters<\/h2>\n<p>In\u200b a\u200b significant \u2064victory for civil\u200d liberties, Moscow, Idaho has agreed to\u2064 settle \u200da lawsuit \u2063with three\u200b residents who\u2062 were \u2064arrested for violating\u2062 the city&#8217;s masking and social distancing\u200c orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The liberal city, known for being home to the University of Idaho, will pay Gabriel Rench and \u200bSean and\u2062 Rachel Bohnet\u2063 a combined\u2062 $300,000 for the incident, as reported by \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokesman.com\/stories\/2023\/jul\/15\/moscow-settles-with-three-psalm-sing-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The \u2064Spokesman-Review<\/a> on July 15.<\/p>\n<p>The incident \u200dgained widespread \u2062attention when a video \u200dof Gabriel Rench, a\u2063 deacon at Christ Church in Moscow, being arrested during an outdoor &#8220;Psalm sing&#8221; protest in front of City Hall went viral. The city had\u200b designated circles 6 \u2063feet apart in the City Hall parking\u200b lot for protesters to stand\u2063 in, but Rench and his fellow church members refused to\u200b comply.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Plaintiffs should\u2063 never \u2062have \u200dbeen arrested in the first place, and the constitutionality of what the City\u2062 thought [its] code said is\u2063 irrelevant.&#8221; &#8211; U.S. District Judge Morrison C.\u200c England \u200dJr.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In \u2064January 2021, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-says-shes-seriously-considering-another-run-for-office-after-looking-at-polls\/\" title=\"After looking at the polls, Kari Lake says she's truly considering another run for office.\">county judge dismissed<\/a>\u2062 the misdemeanor charges \u200bagainst \u200bRench and the Bohnets, stating \u2064that their \u2064actions were protected under the\u200b First Amendment. The trio then \u2063filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigiegs-former-firm-shells-out-573-million-to-evade-lawsuits-over-role-in-opioid-crisis\/\" title=\"Buttigieg\u2019s Former Firm Shells Out 3 Million to Evade Lawsuits Over Role in Opioid Crisis\">civil lawsuit<\/a> against the city, arguing that their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kraken-released-attorney-sidney-powell-files-104-page-bombshell-complaint-of-massive-fraud-in-georgia-election-update-michigan-too\/\" title=\"BREAKING: KRAKEN RELEASED! Attorney Sidney Powell Files 104 Page BOMBSHELL COMPLAINT of Massive Fraud in Georgia Election - Update: Michigan too\">constitutional rights<\/a> had\u2064 been violated.<\/p>\n<p>In February, U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. \u200crejected the city&#8217;s motion to dismiss the civil suit, emphasizing \u2064that the city&#8217;s &#8220;Emergency Powers Ordinance&#8221; had exemptions for activities protected under the \u200dU.S. and Idaho Constitutions. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-trump-company-will-not-have-to-pay-michael-cohens-legal-bills\/\" title=\"Judge Rules Trump Company Will Not Have to Pay Michael Cohen's Legal Bills\">judge stated<\/a>, &#8220;Plaintiffs should never have been \u2063arrested in the \u2063first place, and the constitutionality of what the City thought [its] code said\u200b is irrelevant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Rench spoke out about the settlement, expressing his gratitude for the victory and highlighting the importance of defending constitutional rights. He also\u2062 drew \u200dattention to the situation in Canada, where pastors have\u200d been jailed\u200b for holding \u2062church services in violation of government policies. Rench emphasized the need for significant changes to prevent \u2064a similar erosion of liberties in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>While the settlement represents a victory\u200b for Rench and the Bohnets, it serves as \u200ca reminder that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-arrested-for-attending-outdoor-worship-service-with-no-mask-celebrates-victory-as-blue-city-pays-up\/\" title=\"Christian arrested for maskless outdoor worship service celebrates 'victory' as city pays up.\">safeguarding liberty requires\u2063 constant vigilance<\/a>. The case underscores the importance of upholding the\u2062 First Amendment and protecting the rights of individuals to freely exercise their religion, speak their \u200dminds, and peacefully assemble.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you believe \u200cjustice \u2063was done in this case?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a\u2064 July \u200c14 news release,\u200d the\u200d city of Moscow\u2064 downplayed the settlement, suggesting that it was a\u2063 strategic decision to avoid prolonged litigation.\u2063 However, the resolution of this \u2063case sends a clear message that individuals&#8217; constitutional rights must be respected, even during\u200b times \u200bof \u2062crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christian-arrested-attending-outdoor-worship-service-no-mask-celebrates-victory-blue-city-pays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The \u200dWestern\u200b Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justice was served as Moscow, Idaho settled a lawsuit with three residents arrested for violating COVID-19 orders. The liberal city, housing the University of Idaho, will pay Gabriel Rench and Sean and Rachel Bohnet a total of $300,000 for their ordeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":1982586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1982585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1982585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1982586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1982585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1982585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1982585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}