Despite the California governor's threats, Grace Community Church has still been meeting. Here is how they opened their service last Sunday.
Take that Garcetti! Where are the rest of our Churches? We all might just have some respect for you, if you would just stand for what you believe!
I think there are many more churches meeting than you might think. They are simply flying under the radar either because they are not advertising it (not looking for trouble) or they are not as prominent as GCC. But I know that there are some churches that refuse to meet as a matter of conscience rather than simply cowardice. For the debate among churches on this issue, I have offered a sample here:
The linked article is entitled "Is it Time for Civil Disobedience? Two Perspectives," and the perspective discussed as advocating civil disobedience was actually written by John MacArthur of GCC. I agree with him.