3 Minnesota Churches Join Growing List Of Those Suing Governors For Right To Worship
hree churches in Minnesota are suing Democratic Gov. Tim Walz for placing “unreasonable restrictions” on church services.
Pastors Gerald Ernst of Land of Promise Church, Eric Anderson of Life Spring Church, and Darryl Knappen of Cornerstone Church of Alexandria filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday against the governor for restrictions that limit congregations to 50 percent capacity and mandate mask-wearing and social distancing.
Walz signed Executive Order 20-74 on June 5, which limited indoor church services to 50 percent capacity and no more than 250 people total. It also mandated at least six feet of social distancing....