Capitol Hill Baptist Church Sues DC Mayor, Government for Barring Worship Services

Capitol Hill Baptist Church Sues DC Mayor, Government for Barring Worship Services
Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., on July 25, 2015. DHousch/CCO 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Mark Tapscott
Updated:

The church members of a historic congregation a few blocks from Congress believe they have a religious duty to meet and worship in person, although a District of Columbia government edict has barred them from doing so.

Leaders of Capitol Hill Baptist Church (CHBC) have appealed to D.C. officials since Mayor Muriel Bowser’s anti-CCP virus edict was issued March 11, but nothing has changed.
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
twitter
Related Topics