In this episode we document how, during the Covid-19 pandemic, governments have progressively taken away the civil liberties of their citizens. After giving examples of 'the selective rescue technique' and the implementation of the 'shock doctrine', we discuss how governments and law enforcement have systematically sought to close churches, even preventing so-called drive-in services that respected physical distancing rules. We explore how (shockingly) in Canada the citizens do not have the basic human rights that they believe they have. The main thesis in this episode is that rather than passively submitting to governmental overreach, Christians and liberty-loving people in so-called 'democratic societies' must push back against government overreach to recover and retain their pre-pandemic civil liberties. This principled pushback is an important way in which Christians can show love for their neighbours.

Episode Timeline & Notes

0:02:04 - Previous Episode Follow-up

• The Post | Critics denounce WE Charity campaign-style ad for Justin Trudeau amid PM's scandal over charity links
• About WE Charity
• National Post | Records show charity closely linked to Trudeau has received multiple sole-source contracts from Liberal government
• World Economic Forum | Now is the time for a 'great reset'
• World Economic Forum | The Great Reset
• World Economic Forum | Prof. Klaus Schwab | Coronavirus Global Response | European Commission
• Forbes | Billionaires Are Getting Richer During The COVID-19 Pandemic While Most Americans Suffer
• CNBC | Bank stocks surge after regulators ease Volcker Rule, JPMorgan Chase climbs 2%
• Intercept | BANKS STAND TO MAKE $18 BILLION IN PPP PROCESSING FEES FROM CARES ACT
• YouTube | Amazing Polly | Is This Torture?
  • BitChute Mirror | Amazing Polly | Is This Torture?
  • PDF | Amnesty International Report on Torture from 1975

0:20:00 - Impact On Churches

• Financial Times | Yuval Noah Harari: the world after coronavirus

0:28:15 - April/May Bans

• LifeSite | California unveils long-term reopening plan, delays churches as ‘higher risk’
• YouTube | OAN | Governor BANS Church Services Over 50 People Til A Vaccine
• LifeSite | Dem California gov bans indoor church service in over two dozen counties

0:35:03 - Drive-in Service Overreach

• LifeSite News | US mayor bans drive-thru Easter church services to ‘save lives’
• LifeSite News | Govt authorities force church to cancel approved drive-in Easter service
• DailyWire | Bill De Blasio Threatens To Permanently Close NYC Churches If They Don’t Comply With Social Distancing
• YouTube | The First | NYC Mayor Threatens To “Permanently” Close Churches And Synagogues
• Washington Examiner | Baptist church members given $500 tickets for listening to church service in their cars via radio in parking lot
• LifeSite News | Justice Department sides with Christians fined for attending drive-in Holy Week service
• LifeSite | California backs down, allows drive-in church services following lawsuit
• LifeSite News | Lawsuit challenges Tennessee city’s ban on drive-in church services
• LifeSite | Church sues KY governor for right to resume religious gatherings
• LifeSite | DOJ sides with church busted, cited by cops for having 16 people in 293-seat building
• LifeSite News | Health officials who banned drive-in Easter service accused of violating Canadian rights, freedoms
• LifeSite News | Saskatchewan gov’t reverses ban on drive-in religious services after legal challenge
• CNN | Tesla and Elon Musk reopen California facility, defying orders meant to stem coronavirus spread
• CP24 | There will be 'lessons learned' from situation at Trinity Bellwoods Park: Tory

0:45:35 - Aylmer Church

• YouTube | Rebel News | “We broke no law”: Pastor threatened by police for hosting drive-in Sunday service
• LifeSite News | Christian church to sue Ontario govt after police threaten attendees at drive-in service
• YouTube | Rebel News | UPDATE: Police DROP charges against drive-in church Pastor Henry Hildebrandt
• Global News | Police nowhere in sight as Aylmer Ont. church holds fourth drive-in service
• YouTube | CBS News | 'This is the new normal,' until COVID-19 vaccine developed: Trudeau
• YouTube | Justin Trudeau Admires China's Dictatorship at Ladies Night
• CTV News London ON | 'People will be held accountable': Police to charge Ont. church after holding Sunday service

0:58:27 - Police Perspective

• YouTube | Rebel News | “We broke no law”: Pastor threatened by police for hosting drive-in Sunday service
• Global News | Canadians have racked up $5.8M in coronavirus fines, report says (May 4)

1:07:00 - Christian Worship and the Magistrate's Quarantine

• YouTube | Trinity Bible Chapel | Conflicting Duties: Christian Worship and the Magistrate's Quarantine
• Reopen Ontario Churches - A Letter to Our Provincial Government
• PDF | Canadian Civil Liberties Association | Canadian Rights During COVID-19: CCLA's Interim Report on COVID's First Wave (June, 2020)
• National Post | Government COVID-19 eme