One wrote “this is tyranny no matter how you slice it” while another wrote that he believed this was “the first shot by Kenney to incite a civil war.”Ĭoates will be going to trial in May to face once charge of violating an Order of the Chief Medical Officer of Health. Online supporters of the church have responded strongly to the measures taken by AHS. A Calgary pastor-known for his homophobic stances and recently helped organize a tiki torch march in Edmonton-recently became the darling of international right-wing media for throwing police officers out of his church. GraceLife church isn’t the only Albertan church in the spotlight this month. “Clearly our Charter and criminal code mean nothing as long as the government can come up with a good enough story to disregard it. “I pray for all the pastors and Christians that still think this is about a virus and health order,” she wrote. In a statement that had been previously posted on GraceLife church’s website, the pastor greatly downplayed the severity of the pandemic and echoed a popular conspiracy theory that the pandemic is a ploy for the elites to strip people of their freedoms. "GLC has decided not to follow these mandatory restrictions, nor have they attempted to work with AHS to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission."Ĭoates and his followers aren’t merely on a holy mission. “Alberta Health Service (AHS) physically closed GraceLife Church (GLC) and has prevented access to the building until GLC can demonstrate the ability to comply with Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health's restrictions," reads the statement. In a statement, Alberta Health Services said that they've attempted to work with the church before taking such extreme measures, including attempting to meet with Coates last week but the church wouldn't agree on a time. Pastor James Coates of Edmonton, Alberta and his church, Grace Life is currently being barricaded by the Canadian Government. The church held two packed Easter services this weekend in which local media reported the parking lot was crammed full and livestream video shows the congregation happily unmasking and singing near each other. The premier's pleas fell on deaf ears at GraceLife church, however.
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