A city in Idaho decided to settle a lawsuit with three Christians who were arrested for being maskless outdoors in 2021 during a church service.

The city of Moscow is paying $300k to these three Christians for egregiously violating their rights to worship.

Here’s more via Breitbart:

Three Christians arrested while maskless at an outdoor church service held during the coronavirus pandemic are being paid out $300,000 after settling with the city of Moscow, Idaho.

Moscow is home to the University of Idaho.

Gabriel Rench and Sean and Rachel Bohnet filed a lawsuit against city officials in March 2021, alleging their first and fourth amendment rights were violated by being arrested during the “psalm sing” organized by leaders from Christ Church in September 2020, Fox News Digital reported. The church had previously held services outside of Moscow city hall, but according to pastor Rev. Ben Zornes, this particular one was about making a statement against these “largely groundless laws,” Breitbart reported. Mask mandates in the city were in effect until January 2021.

Video footage shows Rench and the Bohnet getting put in handcuffs while the members of the congregation peacefully sing, following along in their hymn booklets. At the time, the arrests garnered criticism by then President Donald Trump on Twitter. The trio were charged with violating the city’s health ordinance, and they were detained for a couple hours.

However, exemptions to the ordinance existed, including religious activity and other activities protected under both the United States Constitution and the Idaho State Constitution.

The city’s charges against the three were dismissed by a magistrate judge.

I’m assuming each of them were paid $100k each, which is a good settlement considering what happened.

Idaho was a terrible place during the pandemic. Anyone remember the mother who was arrested for letting her kids play in the park?