Allie Martin – OneNewsNow
A Michigan church has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming its rights have been violated after police entered the sanctuary on at least three occasions, claiming the church’s music was too loud.
The lawsuit was filed by Faith Baptist Church in Waterford Township. Jim Combs, the church’s pastor, claims the police and the prosecutor violated the church’s freedom of speech and freedom of religious expression.
According to Brian Rooney of the Thomas More Law Center, which represents the church, police entered the church without a warrant during a youth service and also on two separate occasions during the regular worship service. Rooney says police action was prompted by a noise complaint from a local resident. However, he does not believe a noise complaint justifies police entering the services without a warrant and unannounced…
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