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SJ 教堂因举办室内礼拜，面临35万美元罚款！
A San Jose church has continuously defied COVID-19 public health orders limiting indoor services, and now the county is taking legal action to put a stop to it, officials said Friday.
官员们周五表示，圣何塞教堂一直不遵守限制室内服务的COVID-19公共卫生法令，现在该县正在采取法律行动制止这种行为。
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office and County Counsel this week requested a court order directing Calvary Chapel in San Jose to stop holding weekly indoor services in violation of state and local public health orders, according to county officials.
据圣克拉拉县官员说，圣克拉拉县地方检察官办公室和县法律顾问本周要求法院下令，指示圣何塞的Calvary教堂停止举行每周一次的室内服务，这违反了州和地方公共卫生命令。
The county also has levied about $350,000 in fines against the church for such violations.
该县还对教会的此类违规行为征收了35万美元的罚款。
The church's weekly services have hosted up to 600 people without masks or social distancing, officials said. Under public health orders, indoor gatherings for religious or other purposes are capped at 100 people, masks must be worn, and social distancing requirements must be followed.
官员们说，教堂每周的礼拜活动已经接待了600人，他们没有戴口罩，也没有保持社交距离。根据公共卫生条例，出于宗教或其他目的的室内集会不得超过100人，必须戴口罩，必须遵守社交距离要求。
Pastor Mike McClure and a group representing the church gathered Friday in protest of the county's actions, saying the public health order violates religious and constitutional rights. The group also said multiple pastors have been threatened with jail time.
牧师麦克卢尔和一个代表教会的团体星期五聚集在一起，抗议县的行动，他们说，公共卫生秩序违反了宗教和宪法权利。该组织还表示，多名牧师受到监禁的威胁。
County officials said they have tried work with church officials to get them to come into compliance voluntarily and issued fines when they refused. The fines reportedly have yet to be paid.
县官员说，他们已经尝试与教会官员合作，让他们自愿遵守规定，如果他们拒绝，就会处以罚款。据报道，罚款尚未支付。
After the church repeatedly showed it had no intention of complying, the County Counsel and DA then filed the request for a court order.
在教会一再表示无意服从之后，县律师和地方检察官提出了要求法院下达命令的请求。
After other incidents in which church services and large gatherings without social distancing and masks have caused super-spreader events, county officials have been acting to prevent more large outbreaks, the county said.
该县说，在其他事件发生后，没有社会距离和口罩的教堂服务和大型集会已经导致了超级扩散者事件，县官员已经采取行动，以防止更多的大规模爆发。
"Santa Clara County is one of the safest regions in the country because of our Public Health Officer’s thoughtful, science-based approach, and because our residents have carefully complied with public health requirements," county Counsel James R. Williams said. "To keep our residents safe, and to allow schools, churches, and businesses to reopen and stay open, we need everyone to do their part. We cannot allow any organization in our community to willfully and repeatedly violate these orders, while everyone else, including other churches and religious organizations in the county, are complying."
“圣克拉拉县是美国最安全的地区之一，这是因为我们的公共卫生官员采取了深思熟虑的、基于科学的方法，也因为我们的居民认真遵守了公共卫生要求，”县法律顾问詹姆斯·r·威廉姆斯(James R. Williams)说。“为了保证我们居民的安全，让学校、教堂和企业重新开门营业，我们需要每个人都尽自己的一份力量。我们不能允许我们社区的任何组织蓄意反复违反这些命令，而包括该县其他教堂和宗教组织在内的所有人都遵守这些命令。”
In September, the North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara was fined more than $50,000 for holding weekly indoor services in violation of public health orders.
今年9月，圣克拉拉的North Valley Baptist教会因违反公共卫生命令每周举行室内服务而被罚款5万多美元。
A hearing in the Calvary Church case is scheduled for Monday.
Calvary教会案的听证会定于周一举行。
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https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/sj-church-faces-steep-fine-court-order-after-hosting-weekly-indoor-services/2388877/
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