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In reply to the discussion: There is a sincerely held belief by some religious folks that this virus is from god and meant to [View all]tulipsandroses
(5,131 posts)God's punishment to religious folks for turning away from what Jesus taught? Take care of the sick, the poor, the stranger. This virus has laid bare many of the faults of society.Lack of access to healthcare, people that already live in poverty and have now lost their jobs, children that were only getting meals at school and now could go hungry with schools being closed. Supporting an immoral racist man instead of standing up for the vulnerable people he seeks to punish. Now, he would allow the most vulnerable to die to boost the economy to save his presidency.
Religion has not stepped up to fight these ills. They have been too pre-occupied with abortion and LGBTQ folks. Maybe this is God's punishment for them not taking action to take care of the most vulnerable as Jesus did.
By the way, I'm not religious, its just an interesting phenomena to me that they never think that they are the ones being punished.
Their continued gathering, speaks volumes of their selfishness. Again, not quite Christ like. Social distancing is not just about you.
As far as locking them up. I disagree with that notion. I do think we should start assessing fines. First a warning. If you violate again, stiff fines.