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PatrickforO

(14,572 posts) Thu May 21, 2020, 03:47 PM May 2020

More than 1,200 pastors say they'll defy California's state order and resume in-person services [View all]

Source: CNN

President Donald Trump, speaking more broadly on Thursday, said one of the things he wants to do to "normalize" life in the US is "get the churches open."

"The churches are not being treated with respect by a lot of the Democrat governors," Trump said. "I want to get our churches open, and we're going to take a very strong position on that soon."

It also comes one day after the Department of Justice sent Newsom a letter warning him that the state's plan to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic discriminated against churches.

In a letter to Newsom, the head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division wrote that the reopening plan, which allows for a return to restaurants and shopping malls ahead of religious services, contained "pronounced unequal treatment of faith communities" that could run afoul of the First Amendment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/21/us/california-church-pastors-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

So, there you have it: Donald Trump doing what he does best, stirring up the Crazy Christian Evangelicals to spread Christ-COVID to a community near you!

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More than 1,200 pastors say they'll defy California's state order and resume in-person services [View all] PatrickforO May 2020 OP

Let stupid run its course... FarPoint May 2020 #1

Understand your point and it would be Ok if those clowns rurallib May 2020 #6

I lecture every day about COVID 19 Protective Protocols... FarPoint May 2020 #14

Yep..and then take a hospital bed that someone might need from only grocery shopping Bengus81 May 2020 #41

That's exactly what we're doing b/c we know these fools are going to trigger Wave 2 kysrsoze May 2020 #20

I have given all I can to explain, be patient, educate others.... FarPoint May 2020 #32

understand your stance. rurallib May 2020 #46

They must be running low on cash. AllyCat May 2020 #2

Exactly! The parasites want their hosts to bring them their money. n/t Judi Lynn May 2020 #51

Roll the dice, test the Lord your God............Please proceed. Thomas Hurt May 2020 #3

It won't work. Grins May 2020 #18

good fucking christ.... dhill926 May 2020 #4

I suspect genxlib May 2020 #5

Many want cash only, not checks. Folks who have been staying at home aren't, I'm sure, mailing in.. machoneman May 2020 #54

The rigid-minded are true believers bucolic_frolic May 2020 #7

Thou shall not kill ... GeorgeGist May 2020 #8

So if my local Pastafarian service is held at the bar in the Italian restaurant? jls4561 May 2020 #9

Any senior going to church after this is an idiot. pwb May 2020 #10

Being infected by a deadly virus is against MY religion DBoon May 2020 #11

I just wish there were a way to DENY medical treatment to these idiots bluestarone May 2020 #12

My idea is that they should be made to sign a waiver upon entering their church. Mr. Evil May 2020 #23

WWJD? hibbing May 2020 #13

Donuts? empedocles May 2020 #16

If you believe these fools, he would have leapt from the temple when the devil asked. Thomas Hurt May 2020 #22

Well, they sure have leapt from the temple. Like a bunch of darned lemmings. PatrickforO May 2020 #28

Remember when You ask this question, christx30 May 2020 #29

Jesus loves you, so He wants you Maeve May 2020 #48

Then make sure the funeral homes stay open as well. louis-t May 2020 #15

Bring out your dead nycbos May 2020 #17

"I'm getting better." keithbvadu2 May 2020 #33

It's their funeral KWR65 May 2020 #19

I have no problem with these idiots going to church. As long as each and every one of them signs a niyad May 2020 #21

And make all of them wear a red wrist band so I can stay 50 feet away..... Bengus81 May 2020 #42

Darn, thanks for the wristband. I should have thought of that.o niyad May 2020 #49

Fine, then you and your flock will become ill and some will die Thekaspervote May 2020 #24

Yeah, but you know it's worse than that. If it was just them at risk, PatrickforO May 2020 #30

"Freedom is just another word..." saidsimplesimon May 2020 #25

Hope they say snowybirdie May 2020 #26

Allow parishioners to sue churches for damages mainer May 2020 #27

the Justice Department Civil Rights Division stillcool May 2020 #31

What church is Donald going to attend on a regular basis? keithbvadu2 May 2020 #34

Here's a middle ground central scrutinizer May 2020 #35

Minnesota too - Catholic, Lutheran Leaders Say They Will Defy Gov. Tim Walz's Order progree May 2020 #36

inciting violence used to be a crime. nt yaesu May 2020 #37

I repeat again..& again....These people are much too stupid to know they are very "STUPID"... Stuart G May 2020 #38

And don't forget about singing... WestLosAngelesGal May 2020 #44

Shit like this is why the lockdowns are going to keep getting extended. Initech May 2020 #39

R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Official Music Video) turbinetree May 2020 #40

Hey IQ45, you already have the evangelical vote,so killing them helps your election in what way? Bengus81 May 2020 #43

Let the churches pay the same taxes as businesses Frances May 2020 #45

AMEN! Duppers May 2020 #50

They aren't his churches. LiberalFighter May 2020 #47

The love to spread the good word IronLionZion May 2020 #52

start by taxing every church that reopens rdking647 May 2020 #53