Virginia Pastor Charged with Crime for Holding Service
As government (at the local, state, and federal levels) continues to use the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext for increasing control over citizens and private businesses, another casualty is religion. In the most recent case in point, a Pastor in Chincoteague, Virginia, was issued a summons by police for holding a church service with 16 people spaced far apart in a building that seats nearly 300.
Pastor Kevin Wilson of Lighthouse Fellowship Church was charged Sunday April 5 with violating Virginia Governor Northam’s COVID Order 55. If convicted, he may face up to a year in jail, a $2,500 fine, or both.
Wilson and his church are being represented by Liberty Council. The Liberty Council website describes the organization as “a nonprofit, litigation, education, and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family since 1989, by providing pro bono...
