![]() Governments never destroy civil liberties without pointing to some reason that sounds good, such as ‘safety’ or ‘equality.’ The very reason certain rights and freedoms are protected by the Charter is so that government cannot simply ignore those rights by merely asserting its actions are for a good cause. They also believe they are lawfully exercising their Charter-protected freedoms and that the Government’s restrictions are not justifiable. They will challenge this excessive and unlawful government oppression rather than turn their back on their beliefs. They are committed to gathering, as they always have, for in-person worship services. The congregants of Grace Life refuse to accept the Alberta Government’s dystopian ‘new normal.’ Their first loyalty is to obey their God, not government. Kitchen described the situation as Orwellian in his statement. By the time the so-called ‘pandemic’ is over, if it is ever permitted to be over, Albertans will be utterly reliant on government, instead of free, prosperous, and independent,” the statement said. We are gravely concerned that COVID-19 is being used to fundamentally alter society and strip us all of our civil liberties. In fact, there is no empirical evidence that lockdowns are effective in mitigating the spread of the virus. The science being used to justify lockdown measures is both suspect and selective. “Having engaged in an immense amount of research, interacting with both doctors and frontline healthcare workers, it is apparent that the negative effects of the government lockdown measures on society far surpass the effects of COVID-19. There was no transmission in the church, and they returned to in-person gatherings, the statement said. It says they have monitored the coronavirus among church members, and resumed livestream services after two congregants tested positive for 14 days. Here's exclusive interview with the pastor: Ĭhurch staff issued a lengthy statement explaining their reasonings for refusing to comply with the orders. “The Pastor’s actions, and the subsequent effects those actions could have on the health and safety of citizens, dictated our response in this situation.”Ĭoates’ Attorney & Church Staff Said They Believe Gathering at Church Is a Right & a Necessity ![]() “We’ve been consistent in our approach of escalated levels of enforcement with Pastor Coates, and we were hopeful to resolve this issue in a different manner,” Inspector Mike Lokken told the news outlet. His next court appearance is scheduled for February 24. He turned himself in the following Tuesday, according to his lawyer, James Kitchen of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.Ĭoates appeared in court for a bail hearing this week, and refused to comply with bail regulations, according to Todayville. Royal Canadian Mounted Police visited Coates following church services twice in February, and told him he would be arrested. At the end of January, AHS issued another order demanding he close the church until it was brought into compliance. It specified AHS had the power to jail the minister if he did not comply. On January 21, the health department filed court documents to enforce the order through the court system. ![]() What have we become? via #cdnpoli #abpoliĪlberta Health Services inspector Janine Hanrahan issued an order against GraceLife in December, ordering members of the church and staff wear masks on the property, maintain six feet distance and operate at 15% or less capacity. Criminals were released due to COVID, but now we detain Pastors. GraceLife pastor James Coates is imprisoned & detained, after presenting himself to RCMP, his crime-Serving God & conducting worship.
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