(ChurchLeaders) Two megachurches in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are among the latest in the U.S. to incur penalties for disregarding state COVID-19 restrictions. Calvary Church and Legacy Church are facing fines of $10,000 each for services they held over the Christmas holiday.
“We have taken the pandemic seriously from the start, and have prudent measures in place,” said Legacy Church in a statement about a service it held on Christmas Day. “But when governments exceed their constitutional authority and contradict what we are called on by God to do, we answer first to His authority.”