1 May 2021
A judge in Woolwich Township in Ontario, Canada, has ordered parishioners at Trinity Bible Chapel to be locked out of the church to prevent Sunday worship services.
Judge John Krawchenko ruled on Friday that the church, its pastors, and elders were in contempt of prior court orders to halt in-person worship by gathering as the church last Sunday.
A judge has just ordered to lock Trinity Bible Chapel s doors this Sunday to prevent us from gathering to worship Jesus. Unprecedented.
A sad day for Ontario.
The
Toronto Starreported on the development:
“The court granted interim relief in the form of an Order directing the Sheriff to lock the doors of the Church on a time limited basis,” Ministry of the Attorney General spokesperson Brian Gray said in an email. “The doors are ordered to be locked, before midnight May 1, 2021, for one week.” Next week, the matter returns to court “to speak to continuation or variance of the Order if appropriate,” Gray said.
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In the context of a protest against government intervention, Larkin said, officers are also wary of whether breaking up a gathering could make people more agitated. To send police into the middle of the crowd to take action could potentially create further issues, he said, noting protests may have seniors and children around. It could create further incitement, it could also put the members at risk, it could put other people who are there lawfully and peacefully participating in the protest at risk. Charges will be laid
Still, Larkin said that doesn t mean police are doing nothing. In all of the protests I can tell you that if charges have not been laid, charges will be laid, he said.
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