Pastor, candidate under restraining order arrested for allegedly breaking COVID laws
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By The Canadian Press on May 16, 2021.
CALGARY – A Calgary mayoral candidate who is under a restraining order and a pastor both face charges for allegedly violating COVID-19 laws over the weekend.
The Calgary Police Service alleges Kevin J. Johnston was in violation of a court order when he attended an illegal gathering Saturday morning.
The injunction, obtained by the province’s health delivery agency on May 6, mandates that event organizers comply with public health restrictions, including masking, physical distancing and attendance limits.
Police also say Pastor Tim Stephens was arrested Sunday afternoon for organizing a church service that was held earlier in the day at Fairview Baptist Church, which police allege did not comply with public health orders.
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Pastor Tim Stephens. (Screenshot credit: Fairview Baptist Church/YouTube)
Police in Calgary, Canada arrested the pastor of the Fairview Baptist Church in southeast Calgary on Sunday for organizing a worship service that did not comply with public health orders, including masking, physical distancing, and attendance limits.
CBC News reports Pastor Tim Stephens is just one of a number of people arrested and/or charged over the past few weeks in the province of Alberta after the Canadian government opted to increase enforcement early this month against COVID-19 rule-breakers, targeting individuals, organizations, and businesses that have spurned public health orders especially repeat offenders.
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Pastor Tim Stephens of Fairview Baptist Church in Calgary[, Canada,] has been under police and Alberta Health Services surveillance for months, because he refuses to limit his congregation and force them into masks. …
[Yester]day, after services at Fairview Baptist, Calgary police came to Tim’s church and arrested him in front of his wife and crying children. … As of now, it’s not known why or where Stephens has been taken.
Thanks to Rocco Piserchia for sending this news of our persecuted brother and sisters. Please pray mightily for them.
AHS slaps closure order on Fairview Baptist Church following pastor s arrest The church and its flock had been openly defying restrictions that most recently limit attendees to 15 at a service
Author of the article: Bill Kaufmann
Publishing date: May 17, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 3 minute read • Calgary police officers were with an Alberta Health Services official who was attaching closed to the public signs to doors at Fairview Baptist Church on Monday, May 17, 2021. Church Pastor Tim Stephens was arrested on Sunday after repeatedly failing to comply with public health restrictions. Photo by Gavin Young/Postmedia
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The church and its flock had been openly defying restrictions that most recently limit attendees to 15 people at a service.
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