Unless of course you belong to a certain minority group that would rather throw smoke bombs in churches in an act of hatred while hypocritically proclaiming that they are protesting hatred.

Hopefully we see more of that, bigotry and retrograde-minded religious doctrines that diminishes the rights of others because of their gender or sexual orientation are not welcome in Canada. And free speech is not without limits.

there’s no way anyone needs a permit to sing songs in a church

Sorry. In this case you're wrong.

This wasn't a regular service, with the regular church patrons, and the regular hymn book. This was a special musical concert, from a guy on a musical tour of Canada.

At this point the church is no longer a church but a rented hall for the purpose of holding a musical concert.

In Montreal, you need a permit for that AND the city recommends you submit your application 90 days in advance of the concert date - which they did not do.

You’re probably a bot based on account age, username, and post history, but if you do “LoveCanada” perhaps you should love your fellow humans instead of supporting hate speech. Also please familiarize yourself with Canadian law regarding speech and protected groups. This is not the US.

I don't want some hateful wolf in sheep's clothing to perform here but dammit, what you say is true.

issued a ticket with a fine in the amount of $2,500 for engaging in Christian worship at a Friday service

This is not true at all.

This was not a regular Friday service. This was a special music concert. In Montreal, per the bylaws "Events with 50 to 3,000 people in attendance require prior authorization." They also recommend submitting the application 90 days in advance.

They wanted to have a show, only planned a few days in advance, they didn't have permits, the city said no and if they continue they would get fined. They continued, they got fined.

I don't see what the problem is here.

This has nothing to do with religion. The same thing would have happened if fucking U2 wanted to play a coffee shop with 60 seat capacity with a day or two notice. The entire point of getting authorization with 90 days notice is so you don't have pop-up concerts happening around the city at venues that aren't adequate and might cause things like traffic and parking problems.

Having said that, this is perfect for Christians and this MAGA cuntface. They love playing the role of someone being terribly persecuted. They don't follow the rules then cry giant baby Jesus tears when presented with consequences.

The MAGA dude sees this whole thing as a win because he gets free press, gets to hop on his huge travelling cross and sob to his cult, and you know for a FACT he isn't the one stuck with the fine. The church is.

Gaslight much? Reality's tough, I know, but give it a try once in a while.

While it wouldn't be as notable if it was an LGBTQ thing it'd be just as stupid. Do you know why permits are often required for concerts nowadays? The reason is rather simple, indoor concert venues kept burning to the fucking ground and people kept dying. Usually the way it went is that a building rated for like 200 people would go over capacity to 300 or 400 then the fire started no one could get out and then folks died because building ratings often times reflect physical limitations in certain things like how fast a certain number of people can get out of the building.

Outdoor venues have permit requirements because of dehydration and literal shit shows as latrine ditches overflowed. Outdoor venues tend to be less deadly more raw sewage.

Some permits carry insurance. You need one to have a yard sale in my town, but if someone gets injured on your lawn, it covers you.