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Post by Rodney Farber on Nov 26, 2020 22:24:42 GMT
Amy Coney Barrett casts deciding vote to block limit on religious gatherings Freedom of speech does not extend to yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theater. On a similar vein, freedom of religion does not give a church the right to violate local laws. The most obvious example is building codes with regard to safety, structure, fire, etc. Other religious venues were willing to meet local covid restrictions by holding more frequent services with fewer people present at each service. OTOH, if you believe that Jehovah will protect you, I should remind you that Yahweh's coronavirus killed 13 elderly nuns in Michigan back in August.
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Post by Sarge on Nov 27, 2020 3:17:36 GMT
Being a high court ruling, it blocks restrictions nationwide, not just NY.
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Post by goz on Nov 27, 2020 4:55:13 GMT
It was a simple decision really.
Do you block delusional religious folk from potentially killing themselves by associating freely during a Covid19 pandemic...
OR protect them from themselves doing this?
Personally I think the right decision was reached and will result in fewer Evangelicals Catholicss and religious people.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Nov 27, 2020 23:50:08 GMT
It’s not really that shocking imo.
It makes sense if one considers how religions oftentimes focus on location of worship.
You add to them at some old geezer preachers who think Zoom is the Devil because they don’t understand it and you got a religious freedom argument.
It just creates more secular lockdowns.
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Post by Sarge on Nov 28, 2020 0:37:23 GMT
It has nothing to do with any of that, it's about Republicans pandering to the Catholics and Jews in NY, that's it. Conservatives like to portray Liberals as anti-religion and so sacrificing public safety for the convenience of a few bishops and the Jew equivalent helps them make that point.
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Post by goz on Nov 28, 2020 1:05:31 GMT
It has nothing to do with any of that, it's about Republicans pandering to the Catholics and Jews in NY, that's it. Conservatives like to portray Liberals as anti-religion and so sacrificing public safety for the convenience of a few bishops and the Jew equivalent helps them make that point. ... except that it is now a nationwide edict and precedent for stupidity in the face of a pandemic!
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