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Late on Friday night, the Supreme Court blocked Californias public health ban on indoor religious services in a splintered 63 decision that augurs a major shift in the law of religious liberty. Justice Elena Kagans extraordinary dissent accused her conservative colleagues of endangering lives by overruling public health officials and potentially facilitating the spread of COVID-19. But the courts new conservative majority ignored her warningand, in the process, gave itself new powers to strike down alleged burdens on religious freedom. The Supreme Court effectively tossed out decades of case law in a late-night emergency order, unsettling precedent that states have relied upon to craft COVID restrictions. As Kagan sharply noted, Fridays order injects uncertainty into an area where uncertainty has human costs.
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Miguelito Loveless
(4,465 posts)Will. Every death traced to churched is on those six.
arlyellowdog
(866 posts)In person services mean donations. Its not about Jesus (or any other deity).
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)Clash City Rocker
(3,396 posts)I know we cant spend the rest of our lives avoiding each other, but why not wait until more Americans can be vaccinated before doing this? My church has been meeting virtually since March of last year, and its been fine. I catch up with people on FaceTime and see them Sunday mornings on Zoom. No, its not the same as direct human contact, but church involves singing, and singing in person is a good way to transmit Covid.
North Shore Chicago
(3,313 posts)Collins is concerned.
malaise
(268,968 posts)but met on line?
LymphocyteLover
(5,644 posts)ananda
(28,858 posts)... literally.
samplegirl
(11,477 posts)The churches here cant wait to open. I agree I think we should be listening to Dr.s No respect for healthcare workers!