{"id":550809,"date":"2021-06-03T12:06:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T16:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=550809"},"modified":"2021-06-03T12:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T16:06:20","slug":"ontario-fines-church-66k-for-holding-outdoor-services-after-police-lock-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ontario-fines-church-66k-for-holding-outdoor-services-after-police-lock-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Fines Church $66k For Holding Outdoor Services After Police Lock Building"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fontario-fines-church-66k-for-holding-outdoor-services-after-police-lock-building%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=550809&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\/04\/fb_image-4073.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>A small church in Ontario, Canada, and its pastors are facing fines nearing $200,000 for continuing to hold services in defiance of a provincial lockdown order that limits both indoor and outdoor religious gatherings to 10 people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofgod.net\/aylmer-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Church of God<\/a> in Aylmer, Ontario, was fined an additional $66,000 on Monday for holding multiple services outside after armed police locked them out of their church building last month to prevent them from gathering, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/7907679\/aylmer-church-god-fines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Crown attorney Lisa Brost argued in court that the church should not even be permitted to appeal having their building locked until all the fines against them were paid in full. Lisa Bildy, who is the church\u2019s attorney, argued that it was unfair that the\u00a0\u201cburden of all of this enforcement has fallen to the church without any evidence whatsoever that their continuing to meet has caused any outbreaks or illness, let alone death, over the last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas there an order? Yes. Did the church have knowledge of it? Yes. Did they breach it? Yes,\u201d Bildy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey met outside in open air rather than inside their church, but still that is a breach of these draconian and unprecedented restrictions imposed on the citizens of Ontario,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the $117,000 fine they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/may-god-help-us-ontario-christians-pray-for-police-as-they-kick-them-out-of-church-lock-doors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">faced<\/a> last month when their doors were locked, the church faces a $35,000 fine, Pastor Henry Hildebrandt faces a $20,000 fine, Assistant Pastor Peter Wall faces a $6,000 fine, and they face $5,000 in legal costs.<\/p>\n<p>Hildebrandt gave an update on his congregation\u2019s predicament in a video Wednesday, explaining he believes the judge dispensing the hefty fines \u201cis between a rock and a hard place\u201d because of orders issued by health officials.<\/p>\n<p>Hildebrandt went on to say good is coming from the ordeal, such as increased attendance.\u00a0\u201cI wish that all of us would look with open eyes to see what is happening. A revival has begun, an awakening is taking place, and God is using these things to kick out lukewarm Christianity\u2026 In the Book of Revelation it mentions, first, God wishes that we were rather cold or hot but not in between, and that is what God is accomplishing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo wonder the Bible says do not stop gathering, do not stop gathering,\u201d Hildebrandt continued, recounting the number of conversions that have taken place since the government first targeted them. \u201cAnd we all realize right now we\u2019re living a lie. What we\u2019re being told, what is being advertised there by Dr. Fauci and others who are in big trouble \u2014 and we will hear more about that later \u2014 but how could we follow those people? We need to follow the Word of God and we\u2019re doing that[.]\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Court imposes $66k fine for outdoor church service in Canada\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g4McY1seSEo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/may-god-help-us-ontario-christians-pray-for-police-as-they-kick-them-out-of-church-lock-doors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> of the incident, armed police officers interrupted the Church of God\u2019s worship service on May 16 while congregants sang hymns. As they entered the sanctuary to order them to vacate, Hildebrandt read from the third chapter of the Book of Daniel, which recounts how God saved three of Daniel\u2019s friends who were thrown into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship a golden image set up by the king of Babylon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/can-religious-liberty-survive-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can Religious Liberty Survive COVID-19 And The New Gnostics?<\/a><\/strong><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tensions-are-escalating-ontario-congregation-charged-for-meeting-outdoors-after-police-lock-church\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Tensions Are Escalating\u2019: Ontario Congregation Charged For Meeting Outdoors After Police Lock Church<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nazi-cowards-calgary-police-arrest-polish-pastor-who-refused-to-allow-police-health-officials-to-disrupt-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Nazi Cowards\u2019: Calgary Police Arrest Polish Pastor Who Refused To Allow Police, Health Officials To Disrupt Service<\/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. 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