Source:Amanda Casanova | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor

Some 27 church leaders in Scotland are suing the Scottish government and asking that the courts review pandemic lockdown orders that have closed churches.

According to the claim from the church leaders, lockdown restrictions have “criminalize(ed) public worship” and are “in violation of theEuropean Convention on Human Rights [Articles 9 and 11] and the Scottish Constitution.”

The Christian Post reports that the government order makes it “a criminal offense in the highest tiers for churches to hold services in-person and, for example, to conduct baptisms.”

The group of church leaders sent a letter to the Scottish Ministers in mid-January after new lockdown orders took effect on Jan. 8 in Scotland.

“The Scottish Ministers have failed to appreciate that the closure of places of worship is a disproportionate step, and one which has serious implications for freedom of religion,” they wrote. “Scotland is the only…