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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'The Good Lord's in control': Hundreds attend N.C. town's Christmas parade despite COVID warning
https://greensboro.com/community/rockingham_now/news/the-good-lords-in-control-hundreds-attend-n-c-christmas-parade-despite-covid-warning/article_6ab5a7dc-37c8-11eb-b409-e7b0a6ca906e.htmlYOUNGSVILLE, N.C. The town's defiant Christmas parade began with whooping police sirens, and state Rep. Lisa Stone Barnes waving to the crowd from the back of a red convertible, wearing gloves but no mask.
A truck bearing a Trump flag blew its horn. Unmasked carolers strolled past, singing "Angels We Have Heard on High," and strumming a guitar. And for 22 minutes, roughly 500 people cheered.
"I'm taking the risk," said Lindsey Newton, a pre-K teacher who lives along the parade route, and who also wore a mask. "It's tradition. If I could go to every person and say 'Put your mask on,' I'd probably get hit in the face. All I can say is the Good Lord's in control."
Mayor Fonzie Flowers waved to the crowd from the float carrying Santa Claus, and "Thank you!" came a cheer from the Burnt Barrel parking lot.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,747 posts)or at least it can when it demands that people ignore science because it goes against some perceived "holy mandate from on high."
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,027 posts)Croney
(4,672 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)They turn into snake handlers when it suits them.
Wounded Bear
(58,747 posts)Initech
(100,108 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,747 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,900 posts)does it mean the Good Lord created them stupid?
Initech
(100,108 posts)underpants
(182,952 posts)LastDemocratInSC
(3,653 posts)Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Instant gratification, just what Trump preaches.
jayfish
(10,039 posts)is making of all the medical-care invoices he's getting blown up with.
Mz Pip
(27,454 posts)Some of these smart people became scientists and experts in infectious diseases.
This kind of religious absolutism is why Im not much of a believer. It strikes me as ridiculously intellectually lazy.
Solly Mack
(90,793 posts)But because screaming would be just as effective.
At least screaming grants me some relief.
Hekate
(90,867 posts)Solly Mack
(90,793 posts)Mine does get abused.
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nolabear
(41,999 posts)Its going to get very, very bad. They have a nursing shortage and cant get traveling nurses who go where there is high demand because theres high demand in so many places.
lindysalsagal
(20,747 posts)and given the virus to at least 66mil (confirmed) others.
Not sure I'd be betting on the guy at this point......
Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)Well, when you get sick, be sure to go to your church and not the hospital or your doctor.
msongs
(67,462 posts)TomDaisy
(1,961 posts)atreides1
(16,094 posts)Is a kid with an ant farm, and a magnifying glass, on a summer day...
LastDemocratInSC
(3,653 posts)And to my knowledge they're not aware of those things. Yes, I sinned a lot in my early years.
Vinca
(50,318 posts)dhill926
(16,373 posts)for you then. Willful stupidity. Go fuck yourselves...
Botany
(70,615 posts)usajumpedtheshark
(672 posts)I should never allowed them to have free will.