Coronavirus gathering bans raise religious freedom questions
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No one has time to sit around and discuss 1A
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Just use it as an excuse to ban islam
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GrundleStiltzkin said:
Don't rule out 'borrowing' from family members for a limited period of time/purpose....
Which may or may not have already happened.
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I sympathize with people who are cut off from their houses of worship, but shame on these religious leaders that are flaunting their breaking of the rules. The United States already affords religion tremendous liberties and generous tax breaks, so I’m appalled anyone would try to insinuate that the government is using this crisis to try to crack down on religion.
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What if their prayers ended the virus? :-)Doog_de_Jour said:I sympathize with people who are cut off from their houses of worship, but shame on these religious leaders that are flaunting their breaking of the rules. The United States already affords religion tremendous liberties and generous tax breaks, so I’m appalled anyone would try to insinuate that the government is using this crisis to try to crack down on religion.
I don't necessarily think the government is 'using' this to crack down on religious freedoms but it only takes a couple light bulb moments like that for the statists to seize the moment.
Had Rahm Emmanuel not said "Never let a good crisis go to waste", I probably wouldn't have that level of skepticism.
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True, but I would think you’d also see other liberties being curtailed at the same time (freedom of speech) before alarm bells should be sounded.PurpleThrobber said:
What if their prayers ended the virus? :-)Doog_de_Jour said:I sympathize with people who are cut off from their houses of worship, but shame on these religious leaders that are flaunting their breaking of the rules. The United States already affords religion tremendous liberties and generous tax breaks, so I’m appalled anyone would try to insinuate that the government is using this crisis to try to crack down on religion.
I don't necessarily think the government is 'using' this to crack down on religious freedoms but it only takes a couple light bulb moments like that for the statists to seize the moment.
Had Rahm Emmanuel not said "Never let a good crisis go to waste", I probably wouldn't have that level of skepticism.
As far as I know the government isn’t shutting down the online streaming of religious services or church websites. In fact, some communities are reaching out to religious organizations as many already have the systems in place to help out the needy. -
#RESISTDoog_de_Jour said:I sympathize with people who are cut off from their houses of worship, but shame on these religious leaders that are flaunting their breaking of the rules. The United States already affords religion tremendous liberties and generous tax breaks, so I’m appalled anyone would try to insinuate that the government is using this crisis to try to crack down on religion.
We are not given our rights by the government the government is to protect and not infringe on those rights -
Not just right now, but always. 2A protects 1APurpleThrobber said:
