Williams also said that, so far, none of those penalties have been paid.
While McClure and his staff skirted the rules, Federal records show Calvary Chapel San Jose collected $340,400 in forgivable loans from the US Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as part of the CARES ACT COVID relief package passed last year. That apparent contradiction irks the county officials who have been fighting McClure and Calvary Chapel in court.
“It’s disappointing that on one hand, they would choose to willfully put people’s safety at risk in this time of crisis in our community, and on the other hand, [seek] taxpayer support for their operation,” said Williams. “This is about keeping our community safe. And it s not just the gathering indoors. There s no face masking, no social distancing, no compliance (at Calvary Chapel) with any of the very basic protocols that apply to everyone in our community,” Williams said.
Williams also said that, so far, none of those penalties have been paid.
While McClure and his staff skirted the rules, Federal records show Calvary Chapel San Jose collected $340,400 in forgivable loans from the US Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as part of the CARES ACT COVID relief package passed last year. That apparent contradiction irks the county officials who have been fighting McClure and Calvary Chapel in court.
“It’s disappointing that on one hand, they would choose to willfully put people’s safety at risk in this time of crisis in our community, and on the other hand, [seek] taxpayer support for their operation,” said Williams. “This is about keeping our community safe. And it s not just the gathering indoors. There s no face masking, no social distancing, no compliance (at Calvary Chapel) with any of the very basic protocols that apply to everyone in our community,” Williams said.
Thank you, Bill Barr: Under him, the DOJ took religious freedom seriously Print this article
Attorney General William Barr
will leave the Trump administration on Dec. 23. The president liked him, at least up until the end. Democrats never did.
There are no polls that I could find, but Barr s insistence that houses of worship be treated fairly during the pandemic gives religious people, and anyone else who takes the free exercise clause seriously, a reason to give Barr a thumbs-up. Under Barr, the Department of Justice boosted legal efforts aimed at protecting religion amid coronavirus restrictions, and the Supreme Court has vindicated those efforts in recent weeks.