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Church vandalized after police threatened pastor with arrest for refusing to comply with lockdown

Updated: June 15, 2021 at 11:57 am EST  See Comments

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CALGARY, Alberta, June 15, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Days after holding an outdoor service amid severe coronavirus restrictions in Alberta, Pastor Peter Reicher, filling in for the previously jailed Pastor Artur Pawlowski, was visited by police and served an injunction violating COVID health rules. His church was vandalized the next day. 

After Pastor Artur Pawlowski’s infamous highway arrest, Reicher has taken over pastoral duties at Pawlowski’s parish in Calgary, Alberta. Since taking charge of the parish, Reicher has held two outdoor services.  

During the most recent service, the police drove by several times, and a police helicopter flew over the area. However, there was not direct contact with the police or a clear indication that they were scouting out the area.  

On May 6, 2021, Associate Chief Justice John Rooke of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench issued a restraining order forbidding citizens to gather to publicly protest or to encourage such gatherings.  

This order allows police to arrest, detain, and imprison anyone who disobeys the injunction. After being served with the injunction, to avoid arrest, a person must sign a document promising to forgo their Charter freedoms.  

Reicher was served this court injunction on May 24 while feeding homeless Calgarians.  

According to Rebel News, on June 11, police visited Reicher and demanded that

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