SEATTLE – Joshua Freed, a Republican candidate for governor, filed a lawsuit Wednesday over restrictions placed on religious gatherings under Washington’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order.
Freed said restricting religious gatherings violates the Constitution.
The lawsuit claims Freed, a practicing Christian, has standing to challenge the ban on religious activities in part because he and his wife have hosted bible studies at their home for the past two-and-a-half years.
Freed, who joined more than 2,000 people who protested the governor’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” mandate in Olympia on Sunday, said he is hopeful the governor will amend his order, rather than force the lawsuit to move forward.