The threatening letter sent to the Romanian churches over the weekend is breathtaking. The city of Chicago is threatening ‘Summary Abatement,’ which in Illinois includes demolishing the building without judicial process
Romanian Churches File Emergency Injunction with SCOTUS
CHICAGO, IL – Today, two Romanian churches filed an emergency injunction pending appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Liberty Counsel represents Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church and Logos Baptist Ministries.
The emergency request was occasioned because of the Chicago Department of Public Health letter sent to the churches this past Saturday, May 23. The city is threatening closure and “summary abatement.” In the threatening letter, Commissioner Allison Arwady, who declared the churches a “public nuisance” for holding services with more than 10 people, wrote: “I am authorized to seek to enjoin such nuisance or to cause the same to be summarily abated in such manner as I may direct….” The letter ended by stating that “the City will take steps necessary to abate, including Summary Abatement.”
