Hugely disappointed in my Governor

[gibraltar72]

Governor Whitmer just released ban on churches gathering more than 50. Shoots the reasoning for the rule all to hell.

[Firestorm49]

1. I respect anybody's right to worship and believe in what they choose........

but these are not ordinary times. Whitmer is making a BIG mistake.

[edhopper]

2. For people who want to choose God

over science.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. A lot of churches have canceled services. However,

those are the so-called mainstream churches. It sounds like in a lot of places the fundie megachurches are going ahead as usual. While the result might be a thinning of that particular herd, they can also transmit the bug to others. Dumb move, IMO.

[MineralMan]

4. I hope members of those churches are smart enough to

stay home anyhow. It's a dim hope, however, for some religious groups, I'm afraid. My advice: If your neighbors head out to church tomorrow, keep your distance from them from now on. If they ask, tell them why you are doing so, from at least 10' away.

[theaocp]

5. Yea, this is trying to split the baby.

Not a good idea and muddies the intellectual waters.

[Jake Stern]

6. Like it or not

the judiciary in this country appears to have adopted a very expansive view of “religious liberty”.

A refusal on her part to exempt religious organizations would have brought a flurry of lawsuits which the state has a great chance of losing.

[mn9driver]

7. This is a dumb move.

Most churches have already shut down. My church has been shut down for two weeks now, and just announced that they may reopen on May 16--at the earliest, depending on what the CDC says.

But there will always be a few that will not close voluntarily. And that is a problem for EVERYONE.

[GeorgeGist]

8. Freedom of religion ...

has unintended consequences.

[dalton99a]

9. They have the right to off themselves, but they have no right to infect the wider community

[gibraltar72]

11. My local Ass Of Gawd

is a damn petri dish.

[central scrutinizer]

10. So God won't hear their prayers unless they're in a certain building?

Not a very omnipresent or omniscient sky wizard.

[Calculating]

12. We still have rights

Not sure I want out country to go full blown dictatorship here.

[Brainstormy]

13. My grandson does video and creates

video and audio sites and set-ups. He's currently SWAMPED setting up these things for churches.

[gibraltar72]

14. The grift must go on.

[Gothmog]

15. I would be glad to trade governors

I you can have Greg Abbott if you want