{"id":32325,"date":"2020-05-27T16:23:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T22:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=32325"},"modified":"2026-08-23T14:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:43:12","slug":"ca-governor-witnessing-free-exercise-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/ca-governor-witnessing-free-exercise-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;CA Governor Witnessing &#8216;Free Exercise&#8217; in Action&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gavin-newsom-gov.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32326\"\/><figcaption>California Governor, Gavin Newsom<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LTRP Note:<\/strong> The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Chris Woodward and Steve Jordahl<br \/><em>OneNewsNow<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California\u2019s liberal governor has backtracked over restrictions for church gatherings but added several questionable restrictions, and a religious liberty attorney says the First Amendment has the final say in the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responding to President Donald Trump&#8217;s support for churches to immediately reopen because they are \u201cessential,\u201d Gov. 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