Advocates for Faith & Freedom, through the support of Tyler & Bursch, LLP, filed an appellate brief (legal appeal) last week in our law suit against Vimeo on behalf of Pastor Jim Domen and Church United, a religious non-profit organization dedicated to helping pastors and churches respond to cultural issues in their communities.
One of the areas we have been working hard on is equipping and supporting churches that have a conviction that they are required to physically gather together in the same location. Our goal has been to help them assemble for church service together, safely and with the cooperation of local governments.
Did you know that “essential” workers in the State of California include “[w]orkers supporting the entertainment industries, studios, and other related establishments, provided they follow covid-19 public health guidance around physical distancing.” So if a porn studio or Hollywood movie company is essential, why aren’t churches deemed essential when they have the same ability to follow public health guidelines?
When the occurrence of cases turned this virus into a pandemic and local, state and federal governments began issuing public school and private business closures, stay-home orders, travel constraints, and church and social gathering restrictions, pastors and church leaders began calling Advocate’s lawyers about their concern over the suspension of their constitutional rights to freedom of assembly.
