New Jersey pastor that defied state order to reopen says 'church is essential,' people 'want to be with their pastors'

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'I understand that a lot of people don't understand why it is so important to us, but as believers, we assemble together and these people have discouragement and depression and problems, including economic problems. They want to be with their pastors,' Solid Rock Baptist Church Pastor Charles Clark

Clark added that the bathrooms were sanitized after each use and the auditorium is filled with Hepa filters that filter the air in the room every three hours.

"The First Amendment puts religion at the front of the line. Governor Murphy has taken us out of the line. The NJ Constitution also guarantees our religious liberty. The governor cannot oppress religion," Clark said in the email. The decision to reopen Solid Rock Baptist Church came shortly after President Donald Trump pushed for the reopening of churches across the country.

In New Jersey, Murphy has never deemed churches and other places of worship as nonessential, but in March the state prohibited gatherings of more than 10 people in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, forcing churches and houses of worship across the state to close down or hold services online. On Friday, Murphy increased the number of people allowed for an indoor gathering to 25.

 

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You want their cash. At least be real....

But God is everywhere. No need.

Maybe you can all be together in the ICU.

A real pastor would never make himself the church

Ridiculous.

Hahahahahahhahaha

Nah. This aint it. Ya’ll just want to line your pockets with stacks and tend to your rolexes.

He wants them close to him, especially the wallets and pocket books.

and all along I have been wrong, I thought it was God people wanted to be with, so by having the people attend your church you will help them meet God much sooner

Replace the word “Church” with the words “Tax free collection plate income”. That is what it is all about.

The Almighty coin plate is calling. He isn't kidding anyone. People HAVE become more religious with this new horror we have been dealing with, but they have been safely doing their praying at home. No coin plates.

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If they want to be with their pastor they are manipulated, If they want to collect to worship God they are spiritual

If you're an essential business, then you get to pay taxes, like other businesses.

F that.

If he wants it to be an essential “business” that’s fine, but “business” pay taxes. So, if your open, you pay taxes from now on. Deal?

I take solace in browsing sales racks. Should I advocate to make shopping malls essential?

Church is as essential as a hole in your head

What he means is, 'essentially useless except for the passing of the plate'.

Church is NOT essential. Pastor only wants his “essential” money which he isn’t getting.

I thought the idea was to be with God?

Someone has an awfully big ego.

Hehehe the pastors are out of business because no tithe 10 percent since is fighting to open and defied. It's not about God it's about enriching himself

We understand why you WANT to congregate. We simply REJECT your claim that it is 'necessary' or 'essential'. Are you willing to state that you believe in a god 'who' cannot hear you unless you pray from a specific building?

These cocksuckers are saying they’re essential should pay taxes like the rest of us essential workers. notupfordiscussion

Walter Estrada is bragging again that no one has caught him yet and will do worse things to upset me or hurt me.

That’s not what “essential” means. I want to be with a Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster, that doesn’t make it essential.

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