{"id":717510,"date":"2021-09-04T16:36:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T20:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=717510"},"modified":"2021-09-04T16:36:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T20:36:20","slug":"calif-to-pay-800k-in-legal-battle-to-church-that-defied-covid-19-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-to-pay-800k-in-legal-battle-to-church-that-defied-covid-19-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Calif. to pay $800K in legal battle to church that defied COVID-19 rules"},"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\">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%2Fcalif-to-pay-800k-in-legal-battle-to-church-that-defied-covid-19-rules%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=717510&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 id=\"attachment_2509921\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2509921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BANTEN, INDONESIA \u2013 DECEMBER 25: Christians hold candles during Christmas Eve mass at a church on December 25, 2018 in Carita, Banten province, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:22 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, September 4, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>California officials are expected to pay a Los Angeles County church that defied mask orders hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle its ongoing legal battle. Recent reports confirmed L.A. County and the state agreed to pay the Grace Community Church in Sun Valley an $800,000 settlement.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as the county attempted to penalize the church for continuing to hold indoor services without social distancing or face covering requirements. However, the church has fought back and sued the state and the county for violating its constitutional and religious freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur commitment to the Word of God and his church has never wavered. We have simply continued to stand firm, as we always have and always will,\u201d said pastor of the church, John MacArthur. \u201cI will build my church and the gates of Hades will not empower it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes\u2014 here\u2019s what CA paid in settlements for attorneys\u2019 fees in just the 3 cases our firm filed in response to Newsom\u2019s attacks on religious liberty: <\/p>\n<p>South Bay v Newsom: $1,600,000 <br \/>Grace Community Church: $800,000 (CA and LA County)<br \/>Burfitt v Newsom: $550,000<\/p>\n<p>Total: $2.95M <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aJvfmGV57m\">https:\/\/t.co\/aJvfmGV57m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul M. Jonna (@PaulJonna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulJonna\/status\/1433218510323273732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The pastor of the church said California officials can no longer treat people of faith like second-class citizens.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-sends-mixed-messages-on-lackluster-economic-recovery\/\">Biden Sends Mixed Messages On Lackluster Economic Recovery<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BANTEN, INDONESIA \u2013 DECEMBER 25: Christians hold candles during Christmas Eve mass at a church on December 25, 2018 in Carita, Banten province, Indonesia. 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