{"id":258161,"date":"2021-03-19T18:30:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T22:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=258161"},"modified":"2021-03-19T18:30:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T22:30:37","slug":"the-dominoes-are-falling-minnesota-gov-walz-rescinds-all-occupancy-requirements-on-churches-following-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-dominoes-are-falling-minnesota-gov-walz-rescinds-all-occupancy-requirements-on-churches-following-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Dominoes Are Falling\u2019: Minnesota Gov. Walz Rescinds All Occupancy Requirements On Churches Following Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fthe-dominoes-are-falling-minnesota-gov-walz-rescinds-all-occupancy-requirements-on-churches-following-lawsuit%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=258161&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2209.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz rescinded occupancy requirements on the state\u2019s houses of worship earlier this week following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmoresociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-Amended-Complaint-1-11-21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lawsuit<\/a> from the Thomas More Society and voter initiatives to recall him.<\/p>\n<p>Walz\u2019s Executive Order 21-11, which was approved on March 15, 2021, lifted the last remaining restriction on church attendance in Minnesota, which had capped occupancy at 50 percent. The restrictions remain in effect for bars and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dominoes are falling in favor of abolishing the states\u2019 limitations on church attendance,\u201d Thomas More Society special counsel Erick Kaardal said in a statement to The Daily Wire. \u201cMinnesota has abolished its church attendance limitations. Next, our plan is to similarly abolish all the other states\u2019 remaining limitations on church attendance, which have been occurring nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Thomas More Society filed the lawsuit against Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison last August, arguing on behalf of three churches that the state\u2019s mandate regarding attendance limits violated their religious liberties. The churches involved include&nbsp;Cornerstone Church of Alexandria in Alexandra, Minnesota, Life Spring Church in Crosby, Minnesota, and Cavalry Chapel in St. Paul.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmoresociety.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas More Societ<\/a>y, a non-profit national public interest law firm based in Chicago, has filed similar lawsuits across the country, perhaps most notably on behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/compliance-would-be-disobedience-prominent-california-church-defies-state-lockdown-to-resume-in-person-assembly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grace Community Church<\/a> and their senior pastor John MacArthur in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\" readability=\"11\">\n<div class=\"column\" readability=\"17\">\n<p>The lawsuit cited Hebrews 10:24-25, which says, \u201cAnd let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.\u201d It noted that such injunctions exist other faiths, as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe religious liberty turning point for opening Minnesota churches was the United States Supreme Court\u2019s decision in <em>Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo<\/em> on November 25, 2021, where the High Court, under the Free Exercise Clause, required a preliminary injunction against New York\u2019s maximum attendance requirements as applied to indoor religious gatherings,\u201d Kaardal said. \u201cOnce the U.S. Supreme Court decided that Brooklyn case, there was no longer any wiggle room for Minnesota or any other state to cap religious attendance, pandemic or not. Similar court victories are occurring all over the country \u2013 most recently in Nevada and California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally, one of things we will remember about the Minnesota governor\u2019s response to fear of COVID is the unconstitutional, discriminatory treatment of churches and synagogues,\u201d Kaardal continued. \u201cState-imposed limits on church attendance are never constitutionally okay. Governor Walz\u2019s requirements on churches even included criminal penalties for noncompliance with his dictates. What? Were Minnesota courts going to put all the pastors in jail for church attendance during a pandemic? From the very beginning, this governor, and those in other states, should have recognized that houses of worship fit within the definition of \u2018essential.\u2019 You can\u2019t get much more essential than church, faith, and someone\u2019s relationship with God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/macarthur-the-end-of-frivolous-religion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MacArthur: The End of Frivolous Religion?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Minnesota Gov. 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