Pence: ‘Beyond the pale’ for Virginia State to Sanction Church For Holding 16-Person Service

Mike Pence said Wednesday that it is “beyond the pale” for Virginia state to sanction a church for holding a 16-person church service on Palm Sunday.
Pence: ‘Beyond the pale’ for Virginia State to Sanction Church For Holding 16-Person Service
Vice President Mike Pence arrives for a briefing on the Trump administration's CCP virus response in the press briefing room of the White House in Washington on March 4, 2020. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
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Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that it is “beyond the pale” for Virginia state to sanction a church for holding a 16-person church service on Palm Sunday.

Pence was responding to news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is siding with the Lighthouse Fellowship Church on Chincoteague Island, which is suing Gov. Ralph Northam after a pastor was threatened with a $2,500 fine or jail time for violating the state’s CCP virus lockdown restrictions.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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