http://ec2-34-197-6-90.compute-1.amazonaws.com 2026-04-28T10:57:01+01:00 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1661537574 8-26-22 Last week, my team won a huge victory for religious freedom for service members in the Marine Corps against COVID shot mandates. The judge ordered the Department of Defense and the Marine Corps to stop discriminating against these people of faith ... but already some commanders are pushing ahead with their demands to “vaccinate” all service men and women under their authority! Anyone disobeying this federal court order is in for a rude awakening. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1661456675 8-25-22 Josh* is a commanding officer in the Navy with more than 22 years of experience, including Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a captain and a pilot. He’s served as a mission leader on three different types of aircraft. He consistently received the highest ratings in both physical readiness and fitness .. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1658425105 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1650908051 4-25-22 Religious liberty is under assault in the West as censorship has parasitically spread'   Pam Bondi, former Florida attorney general, speaks at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 (RNC video screenshot) A case before the U.S. Supreme Court about a football coach who took a knee and thanked God following each of his high-school team's games, win or lose, is important because America was "founded on the sacred right of every American to practice his or her faith in peace without fear of retribution, repression, or retaliation by any cultural movement or government officials seeking to coerce compliance against personal religious conscience." That's according to Pastor Paula White-Cain, president of Paula White Ministries, and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1648921790 4-2-22 Other faith beliefs are part of 'illegal activities' Share to Gab Email Print Communist authorities in China have banished religious teachings that fail to teach to believers "socialism and [Chinese Communist Party] directives and [instill] in them the love of the party and socialism." A report affirms what many outsiders thought about the repressive regime on the mainland, and comes from the Bitter Winter online magazine that reports on China. "It is necessary to guide the religious circles to deeply and systematically study the Party’s religious work theories, principles and policies," the party leaders have insisted. People also should understand that non-sinicized religion simply is part of "illegal religious activities." TRENDING: 'Smart' technology has been weaponized against us The report explained pastors of the Three-Self Church, which is authorized by the Communist Party and expected to teach Communism, "have been requested to study new directives on the sinicization of religion. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1648658003 3-30-22 'A powerful example of uncompromising allegiance to God's Word' A court has affirmed free-speech rights for Christians, dismissing a case against a member of Finland's parliament and a local bishop in which prosecutors claimed expressing basic Christian beliefs was "hate." Parliamentarian Paivi Maria Räsänen, as well as Bishop Juhana Pohjola, were on trial for that alleged "offense." Päivi Räsänen (Facebook) Government officials had leveled the extremist complaint that it is "hate" to follow the Bible's teachings on marriage and sexuality. TRENDING: Biden to get the hook? 25th Amendment chatter sparked by 'dangerous' remarks But now the ADF International has announced the court "upheld the right to free speech by dismissing all charges" against the two. "In a unanimous ruling, the Helsinki District Court concluded that 'it is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts,'" the international organization reported. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1648576063 3-29-22 One soldier characterizes the decision before him as a “Daniel in the lion’s den” moment. These men and women are being forced to choose who they will serve—God or government. Joe Biden will have it no other way. We will stop him. Sadly, my staff is being overwhelmed again by hundreds of military members who have had their appeal denied. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1646763109 3-8-22 The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms will be representing the Baptist Church of Saint Augustin and Pastor Rev. Guillaume Roy. QUÉBEC CITY, Québec (LifeSiteNews) – A Québec Baptist church has filed legal action against its provincial government because it mandated COVID jab passports to attend places of worship, arguing such dictates violate freedom of religion. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) will be representing the Baptist Church of Saint Augustin along with its Pastor Rev. Guillaume Roy. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1646679199 3-7-21 Freedom Alive™ Boston's Censorship of the Christian Flag Mat Staver presented oral argument on January 18, 2022 to the U.S. Supreme Court in Shurtleff v. City of Boston, arguing that Boston violated the Constitution by censoring a private flag in a public forum open to "all applicants." On this episode of Freedom Alive™, Mat unfolds the facts that this case is about more than a flag. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1646421513 3-4-22 Health care denied because of her faith . . The teenage daughter of one of my own employees was DENIED URGENT MEDICAL CARE because of her religious objection to COVID shots. The unvaccinated are being pushed OUT of public life because of illegal mandates—even when their life hangs in the balance. We fought the tyrants when they tried to close our churches by edict, and we will continue to fight the Biden administration and the get-rich-injection business cronies to the very gates of hell. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1646155485 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1642271010 1-15-22 Starting with small bureaucracy in Washington The Biden administration has begun keeping tabs on everyone who asks for a religious exemption from the federal government's list of mandates, a new report explains. A column by Sarah Parshall Parry and GianCarlo Canaparo at the Daily Signal explains it is the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia that has revealed a policy "that will likely serve as a model for a whole-of-government push to assemble lists of Americans who object on religious grounds to a COVID-19 vaccine." The federal entity that helps officers in the District of Columbia courts in formulating release recommendations and providing supervision and services to defendants awaiting trial, the column said, has developed "a new records system that will store the names and 'personal religious information' of all employees who make 'religious accommodation requests for religious exception from the federally mandated vaccination requirement.'" The bureaucracy revealed, according to the column, that such a list will "assist the Agency in the collecting, storing, dissemination, and disposal of employee religious exemption request information collected and maintained by the Agency." TRENDING: Lifeguard makes stunning 1st rescue no one saw coming: Watch The column noted the agency has neither said what it will do with the information nor explained why the Biden administration chose to test this policy in an agency with a majority-black staff. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1638986852 12-8-21 A National Education Association (NEA) Board of Directors member and English teacher at a Pennsylvania high school posted to Facebook that she thought unvaccinated individuals with religious exemptions deserved to die, according to a screenshot of the post obtained by the social media account Libs of Tik Tok. Mollie Paige Mumau took to Facebook to condemn all individuals who have not been vaccinated due to religious exemptions, accusing this group of “hiding behind religious exemptions because they don’t want anybody to tell them what to do,” according to a screenshot of her post. Mumau said religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine are “such BS” because “people tell you what to do all the time and you do it.” Mumau appeared to refer to a specific person in her comment, writing “he and his ilk deserve whatever comes their way, including losing jobs, getting sick, and perhaps dying from this virus. But in the meantime, he’s going to put all the people around him in danger. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1637169004 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1636654591 11-1--21 Today, we are providing assistance in the lawsuit styled Navy SEAL 1 v. Biden. Affidavits are pouring into our offices with even more compelling stories about the incredible pressure on military members and civilian contractors to get the COVID shots or face severe discipline. Some of the rocket scientists who are responsible for rocket and satellite launches are being told FRIDAY is their LAST DAY. One captain shares how she and her sister went through The Basic School and the United States Naval Academy together. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1627404867 7-27-21 The misnamed "Equality Act" is the most dangerous ambush of religious freedom in America. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer used a special rule so he can push the Equality Act straight to the Senate floor. This means HR 5 is lurking right outside the door. His acceleration instantly bypasses all committees. That means this dangerous bill is LIVE right now and can be voted on at any moment on the Senate floor! The Senate is our last chance—our only chance—to stop this bill now. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1624724017 June 26, 2021 A Texas religious group lost its tax-exempt status when the Internal Revenue Service declared its mission to motivate Christians to get involved in the civil process is in the “interests of the Republican Party.” Christians Engaged received a letter May informing them that the IRS had disqualified the nonprofit because the “Bible’s teachings are typically affiliated with the Republican Party and candidates.”  IRS exempt organizations director Stephen Martin cited the organization’s mission statement, which “indicates you exist to awaken, motivate, and empower ordinary believers in Jesus Christ to: Pray for the nation regularly, vote in every election to impact the culture, engage hearts in some form of political education or activism for the future of the nation,” and “strive to educate Christians on the importance of prayer, voting and engagement in a non-partisan manner.”     According to the IRS, Christians Engaged’s other sins include educating believers about the sanctity of life, the definition of marriage, freedom of speech, religious liberty, fiscal responsibility in government budgeting, and religious liberty, amongst others.   The letter accuses the Texas group of engaging in “prohibited political campaign intervention” and educating believers on issues “prominent in political campaigns and instruct them in what the Bible says about the issue and how they should vote. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1624640508 6-25-21 The officer prayed with his father for less than an hour outside the abortion facility whilst off duty, and was placed on administrative leave later that same day. LOUSVILLE, Kentucky,  June 25, 2021 (Thomas More Society) – A Kentucky police officer will return to work after the Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed that it will not formally discipline him for quietly praying the rosary in front of a Louisville abortion clinic last winter while off-duty. On February 20, 2021, before dawn on a Saturday morning, the officer quietly had prayed alone with his father for less than an hour in front of the EMW Women’s Surgical Center. (The officer’s name has not been publicly revealed.) Shortly after starting his regular patrol duty later that morning, the officer was ordered to return to his division’s office, where he was placed on administrative leave with pay, pending an investigation. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1623688770 6-14-21 GraceLife Church, with Pastor Coates and three members of the congregation, have taken the measures after the government seized the church building and its grounds in April, erecting fences and barricades around the property. EDMONTON, Alberta, June 14, 2021 (JCCF) ­– The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms today announced that GraceLife Church (Grace Life), Pastor James Coates, and three church congregants (the Grace Life Applicants) have filed a court application against Alberta Health Services (AHS), Health Minister Tyler Shandro, and Chief Medical Officer of Health, Deena Hinshaw, to force the government to return the building and grounds of the Church. On April 7, 2021, RCMP entered the property of GraceLife Church, under the direction of AHS, allegedly under the executive order of Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro. With paid security and AHS in attendance, RCMP seized the building and put up three layers of fences and barricades around the building and the surrounding property. For over two months, the Alberta Government has possessed GraceLife’s church building and kept the doors guarded, preventing the exercise of Charter-guaranteed rights and freedoms to worship, associate, and assemble at the building. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1620405304 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1620317903 5-6-21 Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Wednesday led a bipartisan group of legislators calling on President Joe Biden to take a more decisive role in protecting religious freedom across the world and fill the position of Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, something the president has not yet done after over 100 days in office. “Today, @SenatorLankford and I led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Biden on the pressing need to fill the position of Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom,” Rubio wrote in a tweet. Biden is urged in the letter (pdf) to fill the vacant position, prior to Jan. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1618066166 4-10-21 Good news! The Supreme Court ruled that California can’t ban in-home religious services by a 5-4 majority. Of course, Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the liberals.   The U.S. Supreme Court ruled late Friday night that California cannot ban in-home religious services while allowing other similar activities in the secular world, once again ruling in favor of religious liberty in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1617637655 4-3-21 Police stopped a Good Friday Catholic service, threatening worshippers with a fine if they did not immediately leave. LONDON, England, April 3, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Police entered the sanctuary of a Catholic Church during a Good Friday service and threatened worshippers with a fine if they did not immediately leave.   Video footage taken from within Christ the King Polish Catholic Church in southwest London shows police officers following a priest into the sanctuary past altar servers, who were standing ready for the second part of the sacred liturgy, the Veneration of the Cross, as the celebrant looked on. An hour had already elapsed since the beginning of the solemn commemoration of the death of Christ. The liturgy was being livestreamed. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1613760455 1-10-21   Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church remains behind bars today. GraceLife, near Edmonton, Alberta, has been the site of Christian resistance to the medical tyranny of public health orders restricting public gatherings including religious services. In Alberta, religious services are limited to 15 per cent of a building's fire code capacity. The restrictions on attendance are meant to mitigate COVID case counts, even though the numbers have plummeted and hospitalizations are down to less than half of what they were a month ago. When GraceLife refused to turn away congregants to meet the arbitrary 15 per cent rule, and when the church did not force congregants to wear masks, it was put under weekly surveillance by local police and Alberta Health Services inspectors. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1609612904 1-2-20 Proclamation on 850th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket Issued on: December 28, 2020 (Editor’s note: The following is the full text of the Proclamation on 850th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket, issued on December 28, 2020 by President Donald Trump) Today is the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket on December 29, 1170. Thomas Becket was a statesman, a scholar, a chancellor, a priest, an archbishop, and a lion of religious liberty. Before the Magna Carta was drafted, before the right to free exercise of religion was enshrined as America’s first freedom in our glorious Constitution, Thomas gave his life so that, as he said, “the Church will attain liberty and peace.” The son of a London sheriff and once described as “a low‑born clerk” by the King who had him killed, Thomas Becket rose to become the leader of the church in England. When the crown attempted to encroach upon the affairs of the house of God through the Constitutions of Clarendon, Thomas refused to sign the offending document. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1608131204 12-15-20 The conservative majority in the Supreme Court held firm Tuesday in its protection of religious institutions from harsher coronavirus restrictions than those imposed on most commercial establishments. The high court ruled in favor of houses of worship in Colorado and New Jersey that opposed capacity limits on their services, USA Today and NBC News reported. The rulings follow recent similar actions that involved religious institutions in New York and California. In the Colorado case, the court ruled 6-3 to send the lawsuit, brought by High Plains Harvest Church, back to the lower courts, where the church had lost, NBC News reported. The 150-seat church sued in May, arguing Colorado Gov. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1607712093 12-11-20 ] Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced new coronavirus restrictions Thursday and urged people of faith to stay out of their churches during the Christmas season. “This year, we need to think about what is truly the most important thing. Is it the worship or the building?” Northam said at a press conference. “For me, God is wherever you are. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1602524016 10-10-20 A federal judge granted Capitol Hill Baptist Church’s request for a preliminary injunction against District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, allowing the congregation to resume worship services. “The Court determines that the church is likely to succeed in proving that the District’s actions violate [the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993] RFRA,” wrote U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Trevor McFadden in a decision late on Oct. 9. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1601490883 9-20-20 The public worship of the Christian church is particularly essential for our nation’s wellbeing,’ they state in a letter addressed to U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson along with the nation's first ministers. UNITED KINGDOM, September 29, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A group of 700 Christian ministers from across the United Kingdom have written an open letter demanding that their governments do not ask them to “suspend Christian worship again.” The letter is addressed to the U. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1600888447 8-23-20 September 23, 2020 (FRC Action) — The magnitude of recent headlines pertaining to the new vacancy on the United States Supreme Court and the subsequent political maneuvering has understandably overshadowed the news cycle. However, another significant story that Americans (and especially conservative Christians) should care about is how various state and local governments continue to violate the First Amendment rights of churches. In short, antagonism towards churches and houses of worship persists in certain areas throughout the country. Unfortunately, even as the coronavirus abates and America reopens, several states and cities have demonstrated a startling level of bias against churches. In fact, as of today, religious worship is still prohibited or subjected to unequal treatment (compared to secular activities) in six states — California, Nevada, Maine, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Virginia. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1600101317 9-14-20 Attorneys from the Thomas More Society said the judge refused to consider their important separation of powers arguments 'in any meaningful fashion' and essentially 'ducked the issue.' LOS ANGELES, September 11, 2020 (Thomas More Society) — The Los Angeles Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction on September 10, 2020, against Grace Community Church and Pastor John MacArthur, refusing to follow the U.S. and California State constitutional protections for churches. The ruling fails to apply the appropriate constitutional standard of review. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1598372934 This is the county's fourth attempt to get a court order to shut down indoor worship services at Grace Community Church. Mon Aug 24, 2020 - 9:53 pm EST     SUN VALLEY, California, August 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Los Angeles County returned to court this morning, August 24, 2020, attempting — for the fourth time — to get a court order to shut down indoor worship services at Grace Community Church. As the judge noted last week, the County simply refuses to accept the reasoned decisions of the California court. Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff, who presided over today’s hearing, told Los Angeles County attorneys from the bench on August 20, “As I see it, Judge Chalfant said ‘No’ to you and the Court of Appeal declined to make the order that you requested. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1595105834 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1594734094 7-14-20 If the so called "Equality Act" legislation is allowed to pass, it will force churches underground in America. Many churches and leaders are completely unaware of how their freedoms are teetering on the edge of a sharp precipice. We are calling on you to help raise the alarm. To help, we are offering you a free, printable resource to share with, and educate, your church to this threat. It is urgent that we rise up to fight this in the Senate right now. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1594655064 7-13-20 In a shocking display of hypocrisy, one whole state has officially banned all singing in church. Even "chanting" is forbidden—but only if you are inside a church. Meanwhile this state's governor is encouraging protesters who are shouting and screaming and destroying property outside the church building. But it's not just religious freedom that is on the chopping block. Do you know how many states are wavering on whether they will go back into lockdown? Freedom-loving patriots need to rise up and declare to these governors and national leaders that our freedoms are not for sale, our faith will not be silenced, and our families will not bow to anti-religious tyrants. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1593888114 7-4-20 Churchgoers in California are now being told by Governor Gavin Newsom that they can no longer sing during their church services because opening one’s mouth and making a joyful noise supposedly contributes to the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19). Even as Newsom’s lavish PlumpJack winery remains wide open and fully booked at least through July 7, churches all throughout California are being ordered to cease their singing or else be in violation of his unlawful order. Keep in mind that Newsom just ordered all Central Valley wineries to close in order to minimize the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), all the while keeping PlumpJack, in which he owns a sizable pile of shares, fully open for business with minimal restrictions. “Gov. Newsom’s winery and tasting room in Napa Valley remained open as of the July 1, 2020 order,” reported Fox 26 News, noting that all other wineries not owned by Newsom have been ordered to close, along with all restaurants, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums, cardrooms and bars. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1593784413 7-2-20 ]A federal judge has blocked the state of New York from enforcing coronavirus restrictions that limit indoor religious gatherings. According to U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe, the restrictions, imposed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Attorney General Letitia James last March as part of the state’s plan to slow the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1592579223 6-19-20 Neither the [Supreme Court's] Bostock decision nor the Equality Act takes care to ensure that religious employers will be treated fairly,' noted Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).   WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A move by Senate Democrats to pass the so-called “Equality Act” was blocked by a trio of Republicans today. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1592061286 6-12-20 June 12, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – One of the great benefits of hosting a daily talk radio show for the last 12 years is that you learn a lot from your callers, gaining new and different perspectives. That’s why I regularly solicit input from my social media audiences as well. This way, we can learn from each other instead of passing each other like ships in the night. In that spirit, on June 10, I posted this on the AskDrBrown Facebook page: To my black brothers and sisters in Jesus, please share your thoughts with your white brothers and sisters here, as part of the same family and one together in Jesus. If you've been following my articles and broadcasts, you know I take strong exception to the BLM movement because of its radical social agenda, and I refuse to bow my knee to mobocracy. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1590595454 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1590164870 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1589989656 May 19, 2020 Documents The complaint in Rev. Dr. Christopher Allen Bullock v. Gov. John C. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1589896546 May 15, 2020 Documents The Rutherford Institute’s letter to the Massena Police Department MASSENA, N.Y. — The Rutherford Institute has warned that it will consider filing a First Amendment lawsuit if police continue to threaten a New York church with prosecution and $1000 fines for holding drive-in worship services that adhere to social distancing guidelines. In a legal letter to the Chief of Police for the Town of Massena, NY, Rutherford Institute attorneys point out that while federal and state governments have adopted specific restrictive measures in an effort to decelerate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the current public health situation has not resulted in the suspension of fundamental constitutional rights such as religious freedom, freedom of speech and the right of assembly. “While we appreciate the dedication and personal sacrifices of so many emergency personnel who are working to combat the spread of this virus, that does not justify allowing government officials to needlessly and heedlessly trample all over the First Amendment,” said constitutional attorney John W. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1589299390 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1589211573 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1588868459 5-6-20 Christians who live in Knoxville, Tenn., are now “allowed” to go back to church as of May 1, but the city and county don’t want them to sing, take communion or use Bibles. As part of its “Community Strategy for Phased Reopening,” Knox County and the City of Knoxville in eastern Tennessee had attempted to impose a lengthy list of restrictions on congregations under the guise of protecting against the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), but these restrictions have since been overturned at the state level. Only “core worship,” as defined by Knoxville officials, was to be allowed as part of the reopening, which forbade all “non-essential” worship activities such as groups, classes, youth services, baptism, communion and Bible-reading. “The physical taking of communion/sacrament should not be performed due to the serial breaking of physical distancing across a congregation,” the original guidance stated before having to be revised to state that such restrictions are now recommended as opposed to mandated. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1588699600 May 4, 2020 Share Remember when Attorney General William Barr said he would protect our Constitutional rights? Last week, he said his Department of Justice would be on the lookout for overly strict lockdown measures. Well, it didn’t take long for Barr’s team to spot one glaring example — they found it in the state of Virginia. A pastor dared to hold a church service for 16 people on Palm Sunday. And as a result, he was facing a steep fine and possibly even jail time. However, it seemed like a ridiculous arrest: the church could hold 293 people, and only 16 – properly spaced out – were in attendance. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1587816315 4-25-20 Now is the time for each of us to look in the mirror and ask what God wants from us today. Are we reflecting His love and grace to the people around us as they face devastating challenges? Have state and local governments crossed the line by telling churches how to worship (online or parking lot or only 10 people)? Do they have authority to pick winners and losers, essential vs non-essential, abortion but not heart surgery, liquor stores but not church, or this business but not that business? There is a lot of talk about making vaccinations mandatory, tracking human movements, and spying on American citizens. People were fired from their job for going to church in our Kentucky case. Others were arrested in our Florida case. Many are being confined to what U. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1587226747 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/religion_cults/religious_liberty/news.php?q=1587132870 'I wasn't thinkin' of the Bill of Rights when we did this'   Published April 16, 2020 at 7:28pm   Phil Murphy New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy admits he never gave a thought to the U.S. Constitution when he shut down churches and synagogues in his state. He was responding to a question Wednesday night from Fox News host Tucker Carlson.