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Are Christians ever above the law? Tony Yorke looks into the case of a Droitwich couple who have got into hot water while defying strict COVID-19 laws. 
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A SAD tale has crossed my path this week \u2013 about a Christian couple from Worcestershire who have been whacked with fines for \u00a318,000 for breaching strict Covid-19 protocols.<\/p>\n

Alasdair and Lydia Walker-Cox, owners of Grace Cards and Books in Droitwich, say they feel spiritually inspired to stand up for their freedoms. As a result, they have kept the doors of their business open while flouting strict government laws.<\/p>\n

Wychavon District Council has thrown the book at them \u2013 and hit them with four fines in recent weeks, the latest being a \u00a310,000 penalty. This comes on top of three previous demands amounting to \u00a38,000, as the couple continuously defied council chiefs and the law.<\/p>\n

Now Mr and Mrs Walker-Cox are inferring they are the victims of some form of a religious witch-hunt.
\nNub of their argument
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