California Church Ordered to Pay $1.2 Million for Breaking COVID-19 Rules US News | The Epoch Times https://ift.tt/cdmu3E5 A judge ruled Friday to have a church in California pay $1.2 million in fines—including interest—for defying COVID-19 rules during the pandemic by holding large religious services where attendees were not wearing masks. Calvary Chapel in San Jose was dealt the fine, including 10 percent interest, on April 7 by Evette Pennypacker, a Superior Court of California judge in Santa Clara County, for having exhibited “egregious conduct” in flouting the mask-wearing rules of the county between November 2020 and June 2021. Calvary Chapel was one among several large churches in California that ignored the state and local mask-wearing and social distancing rules at the time.... April 14, 2023 at 04:17AM https://ift.tt/VIS7QrP Mimi Nguyen Ly https://ift.tt/MWt8xSh
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