Judge orders that Canadian pastor defying COVID mandates must preach 'science' as part of his sermons during probation



A Canadian judge ordered that Pastor Artur Pawlowski — who went viral this year for kicking "Nazi" police officers out of his church and after his arrest for holding a service in defiance of COVID-19 mandates and getting cuffed again last month on a Calgary International Airport tarmac reportedly for contempt of court — must preach "science" as part of his problematic sermons, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

Say what?

In addition to paying a $23,000 fine, obeying all COVID-19 mandates, clocking 120 hours of community service at a homeless shelter, food bank, or charity — no, his ministry work doesn't count — Pawlowski also must place on the record the scientific side of the COVID-19 debate if he continues to preach about the issue over the course of his 18-month probation, the CBC said.

Court of Queen's Bench Justice Adam Germain said last Wednesday that Pawlowski, his brother Dawid, and Whistle Stop Cafe owner Christopher Scott — who were similarly sentenced — are "on the wrong side of science" and "on the wrong side of common sense," the outlet reported.

The judge even suggested a script for future sermons, the outlet said: "I am aware that the views I am expressing to you may not be held by medical experts ... the majority of medical experts favor social distancing ... vaccine programs."

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Throughout the pandemic, the Pawlowskis repeatedly hosted and promoted large, maskless gatherings for church services in Calgary and also denied health officials entry to their church in Dover, a neighborhood in southeast Calgary.

Attempts by AHS inspectors to enter the church were met with abusive language.

The Pawlowski brothers turned their arrests into a "spectacle," said Germain, adding it was clear during sentencing submissions that Artur issued a "taunt" to the court hoping for more jail time.

"It is not an unreasonable observation that the Pawlowskis reveled in their arrests and went out of their way to make their arrests the Saturday night news spectacle that it became," Germain added, according to the CBC. "He has a fervent desire that I martyr him."

What's the background?

Pawlowski made headlines in April after he recorded a video of himself kicking health officials and police out of his Calgary church who were there to enforce mask mandates.

"Do not come back you Nazi psychopaths! Unbelievable sick evil people! Intimidating people in a church during the Passover!" he says in the clip. "You Gestapo Nazi communist fascists!"

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In May, he was arrested after holding a church service where "dozens were congregating without masks, with no regard for physical distancing," according to the Calgary Herald.

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Later that month, arsonists reportedly tried to burn down Pawlowski's garage while his family slept.

Then came his September arrest on the Calgary airport tarmac after a trip to the United States:

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'Lack of contrition'

Several weeks ago, John Siddons — a lawyer for Alberta Health Services — said Pawlowski should be jailed for 21 days for flouting a court order that he comply with COVID-19 public health mandates, the Herald said in a separate story.

Pawlowski was found guilty of contempt for refusing to allow a provincial health employee access to his church April 24, which the paper said led to the AHS civil action.

Siddons said videos of the pastor defying and expressing disgust with the powers that be demonstrate his contempt and are "aggravating factors," the Herald said.

"It speaks to Artur Pawlowski's lack of contrition ... if this evidence is inflammatory, it's merely the result of Mr. Pawlowski's own rhetoric," Siddons also told the paper.

Dire warning

Most recently Pawlowski issued a warning to America: The tyranny the world is seeing in Canada is coming for the U.S. if the nation does not "rise up."

And he also spoke to Glenn Beck on Tuesday:

Canadian pastor Artur Pawlowski arrested for holding church service



Canadian pastor Artur Pawlowski was arrested on Saturday for committing the crime of holding a church service, which violated Alberta's public health orders.

Pawlowski, who went viral last month for the video of him kicking Canadian police and a health official out of his church while calling them "gestapo," held church service on Saturday in Alberta where "dozens were congregating without masks, with no regard for physical distancing," according to the Calgary Herald.

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Video shows supporters of Pawlowski scream at Calgary Police as they leave the church.

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— Adam Soos ⳩ (@ATSoos) 1620493535.0

However, less than an hour after the church service, Pawlowski was arrested by police, who he famously labeled as "Nazis" the last time authorities came to his church to serve him court papers. The car that Pawlowski was traveling in was pulled over on a highway by at least six police vehicles. The Calgary Police informed Pawlowski and his brother Dawid Pawlowski that they were being arrested for violating the public health orders for gatherings because of Saturday's church service.

An onlooker yellsed at police, "Shame on you guys, this is not Communist China. Don't you have family and kids? Whatever happened to 'Canada, God keep our land glorious and free?'"

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— Ezra Levant 🍁 (@ezralevant) 1620516112.0


Earlier this afternoon, my fellow pastor Artur Pawlowski was arrested in Calgary for the crime of holding a church… https://t.co/eAl2XeZ3FI

— Pastor Henry Hildebrandt (@aylmerpastor) 1620511193.0

The city of Calgary issued a statement on the arrest of Pawlowski and his brother by the Calgary Police Services:

Earlier this morning, CPS lawfully enforced this order by proactively serving an organizer of a church service with the court order in an effort to ensure that citizens attending the Saturday service were abiding by the current COVID-19 public health orders. The order was served prior to the church service, and CPS did not enter the church during the service. The service organizer acknowledged the injunction, but chose to ignore requirements for social distancing, mask wearing and reduced capacity limits for attendees, and continued with the event.

The arrests come after the Alberta Health Services obtained a Court of Queen's Bench Order on Thursday that cracks down on all gatherings, protests, and rallies in the name of public health during the coronavirus pandemic. The order imposes new coronavirus-related restrictions on gatherings, and requires the use of face masks, social distancing, and attendance limits.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police issued a statement about enforcing the order.

"Law enforcement agencies can act immediately under this injunction, without the necessity of Alberta Health Services attendance," the RCMP said. "There are a variety of ways to enforce this order, including the ability to issue tickets, fines and criminal charges to individuals who are breaking public health orders by organizing and/or attending these events. This can include arrest and removal any person who has notice of this Order and chooses to act in violation of it."

Artur and Dawid Pawlowski were both arrested for breaching the Queen's Bench Order for holding Saturday's church service, and charged with organizing an illegal in-person gathering, including requesting, inciting or inviting others to attend an illegal public gathering, promoting and attending an illegal public gathering.

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VIDEO: BBQ restaurant owner defies COVID-19 lockdown, arrested, hit with 13 charges and fines; supporters stand with him



The owner of a barbecue restaurant in Canada remained open during the coronavirus pandemic, and defied government lockdown orders. Adam Skelly, the owner of Adamson Barbecue in Etobicoke, was arrested on Thursday and dragged away in handcuffs in front of a crowd that gathered to show support of his defiance of coronavirus restrictions.

For two days this week, Skelly served customers despite government orders to shut down operations, including a prohibition on indoor dining for at least 28 days. Early Thursday morning, police changed the locks to Adamson BBQ. Police completely surrounded the restaurant, even deploying a dozen horses to prevent Skelly and his patrons from accessing the restaurant. A crowd of lockdown protesters showed up at the restaurant to rally around Skelly.

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— LΞIGH (@LΞIGH)1606419107.0


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At 1 p.m., Toronto police announced that they had arrested Skelly.

"A 33-year-old man was arrested for Attempting to Obstruct Police. He has been taken into custody. More details will follow. Officers remain in the area. We continue to ask for calm," Toronto Police wrote in a tweet.

Video shows Skelly being taken away in handcuffs as the crowd yells in anger, "Shame!" One man got into a physical altercation with the cops and was arrested for assaulting a police officer.

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Skelly was charged with 13 offenses, including criminal and non-criminal charges: trespassing, intent to obstruct police, violating indoor dining rules, holding an illegal gathering, and operating a business without a license, as reported by CBC.

There were two operating without a business license charges, the fine is up to $50,000 for a corporation and up to $25,000 for an individual or officer/director, according to city spokesperson Brad Ross.

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After allegedly being detained for over 30 hours, Skelly was released on $50,000 bail. Skelly claims that one of the conditions for release was that he is not permitted to use social media.

Toronto Police Supt. Dom Sinopoli justified Skelly's arrest by saying, "We have formed a baseline as to how Mr. Skelly chooses to operate. We have now cautioned him up until today that our enforcement will progress and it did."

Skelly's next court appearance will be on Jan. 4.

A GoFundMe campaign was launched to help pay for Skelly's legal defense with a goal of $10,000. In the two days since it was launched, the campaign has raised over $225,000.

Randy Hillier, an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, voiced his support for Skelly by stating, "I'm certain that these unlawful orders will be struck down by the courts."

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— Randy Hillier (@Randy Hillier)1606320482.0