Christian leaders in joint call for churches to be allowed to re-open
from Christian Today:
Christian leaders from different denominations have issued a joint call to the Government to review continued church closures over Covid-19.
In their letter, they ask the Government to urgently review lockdown measures preventing churches from re-opening to the public, calling them both unneccessary and unlawful.
While the Government has moved to allow smaller social gatherings and the re-opening of non-essential shops, churches must wait until 4 July at the earliest.
The letter argues that the sweeping ban on church gatherings is disproportionate and interferes with Article 9 of the European Declaration of Human Rights (freedom of belief and religion).
It goes on to say that it should be up to churches rather than secular authorities to decide which measures they take in the light of Covid-19.
“There is no precedent for state legislation which in any manner limits and/or criminalises church services or sacraments,” the letter reads.
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