ACRU recently defended an Anne Arundel, MD pastor fined by the health department for not wearing a mask in an empty building. Now a local judge is questioning county officials about their desire to put local restaurants out of business. Restaurants have paid lobbyists and lawyers; churches don’t. We hope local courts will take notice of their loss of liberty as well, soon, even without the paid influence.
Rights don’t defend themselves.
This work happens where the fight actually is — in statehouses, in county commissions, at the ballot box. Every dollar goes to that.