GOP Congressman Calls for DOJ Investigation After Church Is Fined for Holding Service During Lockdown

A Maryland church was fined for holding a service despite the county’s coronavirus stay-at-home order, prompting a call for the Department of Justice to investigate.

A Sunday service was held at Calvary Baptist Church in Dundalk, Maryland, on May 24 despite a stay-at-home order in Baltimore County, according to CBS 13 Baltimore.

“Our people were just ready to come back to church,” pastor Stacey Shiflet said.

The punitive fine leveled at the church inspired Rep. Andy Harris, a Maryland Republican, to demand the Department of Justice get involved.

“If Baltimore County does not withdraw the fine by the time of the hearing on Tuesday, I do intend to ask the DOJ to investigate,” Harris said in a statement.

Attorney General William Barr has spoken out against churches being unfairly targeted during the coronavirus shutdown, saying that “the Constitution is not suspended in times of crisis.” (Read more from “GOP Congressman Calls for DOJ Investigation After Church Is Fined for Holding Service During Lockdown” HERE)

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