President Trump demanded Friday that states reopen places of worship while announcing the release of guidelines on how to safely do so from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and threatened to order them open himself if governors don’t do so, something he does not have the authority under federal law to do.... [+]
White House on May 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced news CDC guidelines that churches and places of worship are essential and must reopen now. At a White House briefing, Trump declared,"houses of worship—churches, synagogue and mosques—as essential places that provide essential services," and said he is calling upon governors to open them"right now."he had the authority to do when initially pushing to ease stay-at-home orders.
White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Deborah Birx later said that some states may not be ready to reopen churches this weekend, but that"maybe they wait a week." Gatherings of people in close quarters indoors provides a fertile environment for the disease to spread: A study from the CDC released onfound that 38% of people that attended services at a rural Arkansas church from March 6 to March 11 tested positive for coronavirus with three people dying.
"Some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential, but have left out churches and other houses of worship, it's not right," Trump said.States that consider liquor stores as essential are partly doing so because it prevents people with alcohol dependency from undergoing the sometimes deadly effects of withdrawal, while abortion clinics are healthcare services that, in some states, have been greatly limited through stay-at-home orders.
gzqueiroz a few weeks later
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Churches are high touch places. The average age of both clergy and church attendees is 51. It is too risky to open churches now and it's not necessary. People can pray at home. You don't need a certain type of building or gathering to commune with God.
Darwin, do your thing
realDonaldTrump believes faith and worship is something you do. In reality, it is something you are. The Lord doesn't know an unrepentant heart sitting in church but sees the heart that seeks Him at home.
You have have to do what the world's smartest person says. Oh, it's not Trump.
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Matthew 18:20, gather in his name... Doesn't say houses of worship.
Prays are needed for a vaccine,if places if place of worshipped in this period,people get sick or die,God can't be blamed,nor take responsibility,once again God's wiser than man and no fool.
Will Trump take responsibility for the deaths that result from his idiotic demand? (rhetorical question). Trumps demand is in conflict with CDC guidelines:
I think the LORD will forgive is for missing mass during an unprecedented pandemic. Please put trump back in the corner. Positive vibes from Canada 🇨🇦
I demand you start attending your security briefings. If you had, we would not be in this mess and you would not have killed 95,000 + Americans.
Glory
I'm sure his toilet will suffer
Republican mantra....What about states rights?
Ata boy! Mr P
And Liberalism BE DAMNED!!!
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