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- The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Ryan Tucker, director of ADF’s Center for Christian Ministries regarding Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 order updated Tuesday that lifted the hard cap of 200 people for churches and other religious gatherings: “Gov. Inslee has finally acknowledged that even during this difficult time, the First Amendment cannot be put away and forgotten. As the Supreme Court recently affirmed, the Constitution doesn’t allow government officials to treat religious Americans like second-class citizens. There is no ...
- Policy threatens religious school operators with fines, jail time but allows public schools of same size to reopen
- State officials provide tuition vouchers for students who select public or private secular schools but not private religious schools
- The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Ryan Tucker, director of the ADF Center for Christian Ministries, regarding ADF’s appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on behalf of Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley, a Nevada church challenging Gov. Steve Sisolak’s church gathering ban that allows casinos, restaurants, theme parks, and gyms to operate at 50% capacity but restricts churches to gatherings of 50 or fewer people: “If crowds of hundreds to thousands of people can meet in casinos for hours to play the slots or blackjack, then churches ...
- ADF to court: Revised gathering ban treats churches worse than casinos
- Josephine, Douglas county churches can plan to resume worship without facing penalties
- Gov. Inslee says cannabis retailers and breweries essential, but spiritual gatherings are ‘superspreader’ events
- Gov. Brown says gyms and restaurants okay, churches not
- ADF files suit against state officials to challenge COVID-19 church gathering ban
- ADF attorneys voluntarily dismiss lawsuit on behalf of church in light of city’s changed policies