Certain elected officials are determined to double down on defiance against the Constitution in restricting – and in some cases outright banning – freedom of religion. 

Romanian churches in Illinois, Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church and Logos Baptist Ministries, are in the cross hairs of tyrannical elected leaders.

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker ordered that no church, regardless of size or safety measures, may have more than 10 people, including the pastoral team, in attendance. To ensure compliance, the governor has instructed State Police to fill out “stop cards and field reports” concerning those found in violation of the governor’s 10-person rule.

"Violators" face misdemeanor citations for "Reckless Conduct and Disorderly Conduct." Under Illinois code, such legal charges can be punishable by thousands of dollars in fines and jail time.

Liberty Counsel has filed suit in federal court on behalf of both churches.

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The governor and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot are threatening to arrest our clients, the Romanian pastors. These pastors never thought they would face arrest for holding church in America. That happened in Communist Romania, but that should never happen in the Land of the Free!

Yesterday, Mayor Lightfoot again threatened arrest. Amazingly, this past Sunday media reporters attended the first in-person service. They were so impressed with the safety measures taken by the church that they have been praising the church in their major media outlets.

But both Chicago-area churches went far and above the safety measures taken by the commercial operations that Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot deem "essential." The day before holding their first in-person service in months, Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church brought in a professional disinfectant crew to sanitize the entire sanctuary from top to bottom.

Yellow tape was placed around chairs so that attendees had no choice but to be seated a minimum of six feet apart. Attendees were given masks and gloves to wear as well as hand sanitizer to further protect themselves.

Finally, the church controlled the number of attendees by limiting the number of open seats in their sanctuary. Once those seats were filled, the church turned away prospective participants, limiting attendance to just 120 in a sanctuary that normally holds 1,300. Gov. Pritzker’s order had sought to limit the church to just 10 members in this large church. One visitor to the church was quoted in a Chicago newspaper as being overwhelmed to be back in church fellowship.

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No grocery store, home repair store, liquor store or other allowed "essential service" business has gone to the lengths that these Romanian churches have to ensure the safety of their attendees. Nor have any of these so called "essential services" been under the same restrictions placed upon churches.

The fact is that Gov. Pritzker’s and Mayor Lightfoot’s "rules" are illegal and blatantly unconstitutional. The First Amendment guarantees free exercise of religion and prohibits the government from dictating the form and manner of worship.

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Churches have a First Amendment right to exist, but businesses do not. These Romanian pastors should never have to fear arrest or sanction as they once did in Communist Romania.

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We have federal lawsuits in Maine, Kentucky, Virginia, and in Illinois. And we are representing and/or providing legal counsel to hundreds and hundreds of pastors in nearly 40 states nationwide.

The oppression of God's people in America WILL NOT STAND!

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Next to the right to life, religious liberty is the most essential of all liberties. Pray for America and for our legal team.

"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

In Christ,

Mat Staver
Founder and Chairman

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