The Reverend Father Kevin Robinson of St. Anthony of Padua said that the size of his North Caldwell, New Jersey, congregation has doubled in size since May
A northern New Jersey priest who sued Governor Phil Murphy after he was threatened with arrest if he held Mass said that the size of his congregation doubled after he went public with his campaign.
The Reverend Father Kevin Robinson of St. Anthony of Padua filed suit against the Democratic governor in May after the stay-at-home orders issued because of the COVID-19 outbreak placed restrictions on religious services.
Robinson appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News on Thursday and said that the size of his congregation doubled since he first appeared on the program in May to discuss the lawsuit.
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Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell and a woman religious walk with others toward the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington during a peaceful protest June 8, 2020, following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man in Minneapolis whose neck was pinned to the ground by a white police officer for more than eight minutes before he was taken to the hospital. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) Dec. 22, 2020 Catholic News Service WASHINGTON This year, as tens of thousands of people nationwide protested racial injustices, Catholics similarly took to the streets and also joined in prayer services and discussions speaking out against inequalities and seeking a path forward.
N.J. religious leaders can challenge Murphy’s coronavirus restrictions, U.S. Supreme Court says
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday told a lower court to reconsider a lawsuit brought by the pastor of a North Caldwell church and a Lakewood rabbi over their rights to conduct services despite limits on gatherings due to the coronavirus.
In an unsigned order, the justices, without dissent, told lower court judges to take into account its November decision rejecting New York’s attempt to restrict religious gatherings. The courts earlier had rejected the religious leaders’ request to block the state from enforcing its rules.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with Rabbi Yisrael A. Knopfler of Lakewood and the Rev. Kevin Robinson of North Caldwell. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)
WASHINGTON, DC The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a Lakewood rabbi and a North Jersey priest who filed suit in May claiming New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy s ban on public gatherings and a stay-at-home order violated religious protections under the U.S. Constitution.
Rabbi Yisrael A. Knopfler of Lakewood and the Rev. Kevin Robinson, a priest at St. Anthony of Padua Church in North Caldwell, filed suit in federal court in May over the gatherings ban, which was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.