On behalf of Tyler’s church, the Southern California-based legal group, Advocates for Faith and Freedom, filed a lawsuit against the fines but Santa Clara County officials haven’t sought an injunction to stop Calvary Chapel’s meetings, according to The Epoch Times.

“It’s interesting that, if the county was so truly concerned about the health and safety of individuals, and believing that the science supports their fines, then they would not only be fining the church, but they would be going to court to seek an injunction against them to prevent them from meeting,” Tyler told the Times.

On why he continued to hold in-person services since the 31 of May, Tyler said, “I just said, ‘Look, we’re caught in the middle of this political war, but it’s the people that God cares about, so we’re going to do what the Bible says and obey God rather than man. Not so much to defy the governor but to take care of the needs of the people.”

The 3,000-seat church was being fined $5,000 for every service indoors it held as well as fines for other violations such as singing.

Source: christianpost.com