Fr. Trevor Burfitt preaches on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity May 30 at Our Lady of the Angels Church in Arcadia, Calif. Father Burfitt won his lawsuit challenging California’s restrictions on in-person worship during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: YouTube / Our Lady of the Angels)
The state of California will never again be able to target Our Lady of the Angels Church with a ban on Holy Mass due to COVID-19 under a permanent injunction in a priest’s lawsuit against California Gov. Gavin C. Newsom.
Fr. Trevor Burfitt of the Society of St. Pius X, and the Thomas More Society sued Newsom in September 2020, challenging the state’s ban on indoor worship as a violation of constitutionally protected freedom of religion. California Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp issued a temporary injunction against California’s COVID restrictions on Dec. 10, 2020. A permanent injunction signed by Judge Pulskamp on May 27 bars the state from ever imposing discriminatory restrictions
Two More Churches Prevail in Religious Liberty Cases Against California s Governor Newsom
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The legal fees related to religious liberty cases are racking up for the state of California and Governor Gavin Newsom.
This week, settlements in two cases involving discriminatory restrictions on churches in California imposed during the coronavirus pandemic resulted in permanent injunctions prohibiting such actions again. Those settlements also mean that the state of California will pay the prevailing parties attorneys fees, which amount to over $2 million.
On Tuesday, attorneys with the Thomas More Society secured the settlements in both major cases:
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Last week, as a wave of anti-Semitism swept the country, a debate broke out among American Jews about the fear gripping their communities. The debate got really lively when Aaron Keyak, the Jewish Engagement Director for Joe Bidenâs presidential campaign, tweeted:
âIt pains me to say this, but if you fear for your life or physical safety take off your kippah and hide your [Star of David].â
Keyak should be banned from speaking to any Jewish audience!
This is the United States of America in 2021. Not 1930s Germany. No Jew in America should ever feel they must hide their Jewish identity.