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Silent3

(15,020 posts)
Sun May 24, 2020, 09:22 PM May 2020

Has anyone heard any reports about church attendance today?

I did a Google news search on the subject, but didn't come up with anything much that was recent.

I certainly don't get the impression that any governors anywhere (who weren't already opening things up too fast and too carelessly) responded at all to Trump's empty barking on the subject.

Anyone know about any surge in defiant churches, opening up against state laws, with crowds of unmasked Trump worshipers flooding in?

I've read more about people stupidly crowding beaches and swimming pools and restaurants, rather than faux-piously responding to Trump's pandering by filling the pews.

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napi21

(45,806 posts)
1. I don''t know about anywhere else but our church here is staying closed for safety reasons. When
Sun May 24, 2020, 09:38 PM
May 2020

there are masses everyone us in pews right next to each other, I guess the people who were complaining either musn't care or maybe they have services outside.

roamer65

(36,739 posts)
3. If I were an insurance company I would jack their liability insurance sky high if they reopened.
Sun May 24, 2020, 09:56 PM
May 2020

It would be a liability suit waiting to happen.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
5. We had our usual three dozen or so
Sun May 24, 2020, 10:04 PM
May 2020

Checking in to the Zoom room from such exotic locales as Colorado, Indiana, and California, as well as the resident congregants living the metro area.

Tree-Hugger

(3,364 posts)
6. Not my church
Sun May 24, 2020, 10:08 PM
May 2020

There are dozens of churches near me. I've checked the pages of quite a few of them - several Mennonite (there are so, so many here), Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist, UCC, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and non-denominational - all have remained closed this weekend. Some have directly addressed Trump's comments and said they are not rushing and will be taking it slow. I expected the Catholic, Lutheran, UCC, and Episcopal churches in my area to remain closed. I was pleasantly surprised to see some of the churches I view as more conservative evangelical to have statements regarding the President's command and their desire to take re-opening slow. I'm in PA for reference and my county is still in the red. Churches have not been prohibited from opening by our governor.

napi21

(45,806 posts)
7. Why is DT in so much of a hurry? We've been attending mass on TV for quite few weeks and
Sun May 24, 2020, 10:21 PM
May 2020

although it's not quite the same, I think the churches care about their congregation enough too protect them until the spread of the virus is gone or contained st they can be safe.

napi21

(45,806 posts)
9. So, are they different than most who are staying safe instead of congregating for their services?
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:16 AM
May 2020

I don't know any evangelicals but I haven't heard that they were complaining about being confined to their homes.

MiniMe

(21,677 posts)
10. He's nuts. He thinks insisting that churches reopen will get their vote back
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:24 AM
May 2020

It won't, but he is nuts.

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