Tag: John MacArthur
The county said Grace Community Church is not only violating the county’s public health order, but also the court’s preliminary injunction.
Attorneys for John MacArthur denounce headlines reporting a church outbreak of COVID-19 cases
by: Alejandra Molina LOS ANGELES, Oct.23, 2020 (RNS) — Attorneys for Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church are condemning recent headlines declaring a coronavirus outbreak in the megachurch thatRead More
The County of Los Angeles has sought to stop the megachurch from hosting indoor services...
Judge grants injunction barring John MacArthur, Grace Community Church from meeting indoors
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10, 2020 (RNS) — A Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted a preliminary injunction against Grace Community Church, prohibiting Pastor John MacArthur from holding indoor worship services.Read More
“Their co-morbidities contribute to their outcome, but it’s not their cause of death. COVID is the cause of death.”
John MacArthur claimed there is ‘no pandemic.’ He was politicizing science, experts say
by: Yonat Shimron Sep. 1, 2020 (RNS) — This past Sunday (Aug. 30) John MacArthur, the senior pastor of Los Angeles’ Grace Community Church, made a startling statement. “There isRead More
To date, the statement has been signed by 2,500 Christians; among them are theologians N.T. Wright and Richard Mouw, and the presidents of several seminaries...
2,500 evangelicals sign pandemic statement warning: Don’t ignore science
by: Yonat Shimron Aug.19, 2020 (RNS) — Amid some churches’ ongoing defiance of state pandemic safety rules, a group of prominent evangelicals has signed on to a statement affirming theirRead More
Lawyers for the church say that Grace Community Church and MacArthur could face $1,000 a day in fines for doing so.
John MacArthur believes the Bible trumps COVID-19 public health orders. Legal scholars say no.
by: Alejandra Molina Aug. 6, 2020 (RNS) — For the past two Sundays, Grace Community Church pastor John MacArthur has defied California’s COVID-19 regulations by opening the doors of hisRead More
He claimed the SBC had taken a "headlong plunge” toward allowing women preachers...
Accusing SBC of ‘caving,’ John MacArthur says of Beth Moore: ‘Go home’
by: Bob Smietana Oct. 19, 2019 (RNS) — Evangelical pastor John MacArthur, speaking at a celebration of his 50th year in pulpit ministry this week, weighed in on an ongoingRead More