(ChurchLeaders) Kentucky’s current ban on mass gatherings—including worship services—faces continued opposition. State Attorney General Daniel Cameron is now warning Gov. Andy Beshear he’ll face a lawsuit unless he walks back a March 19th executive order.
In that order, Beshear banned all mass gatherings in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Several churches pushed back, and Kentucky State Police wrote down the license plate numbers of some Easter worshipers, urging them to self-quarantine.
During a Tuesday news conference, Attorney General Cameron said the governor has “broad power” in an emergency but can’t “violate the First Amendment by discriminating against faith-based practices.” He’s reminded of the unfairness “every time I drive by a big-box store and see dozens of cars” in the parking lot, he said.