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B.C. public health rules discriminate against churches, lawyer argues

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COVID-19 rules prohibiting in-person religious services argued Monday the orders reflect a “value judgment.”Paul Jaffe says the provincial health officer’s orders allow secular gatherings such as in-class education and food distribution for people in need to continue, while discriminating against the churches and their congregants’ right to freedom of religion.He told the court his clients — which include the Riverside Calvary Chapel in Langley, Immanuel Covenant Reformed Church in Abbotsford and the Free Reformed Church of Chilliwack — have been careful to adopt safety protocols similar to those approved by Henry in places that remain open.Jaffe also argued the province has not provided medical justification showing that the virus is.

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