NM fines churches

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Regardless of whether or not the law should exist, bottom line is it did. Churches rightly argue that they should not be singled out from other organizations when it benefits them but often want to be singled out when doing so suits their wants.

The Constitution explicitly enshrines the protection of the right to religious practice, as do state constitutions. It is in no way hypocritical to cite and claim protections of that right. There would have been no USA without such protections in place.

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

From the article, Calvary Church followed guidelines. I suspect they will win their appeal.

This year certainly has seen government entities breaking the constitution while using social bullying to demand compliance. I read an article that called this behavior, "soft totalitarianism."

It is likely that there will be two types of churches in the future. One will be a State sponsored church where the gospel is purely a social gospel with no spiritual power. The other will be an underground church of believers meeting in house groups and pods. These churches will be filled with the Spirit of God and will persevere while being hunted down by the State.

Because of its apparent nature (non-religious), the secular atheistic viewpoint has essentially gained state church status. Unless it is wisely exposed as religious in nature, antagonistic to all other religions, this situation will worsen.

 

[Reynolds]

The church I attend has been meeting in person for months (it is in Augusta GA). In North Augusta SC I notices First Baptist has not been holding services, but the Presbyterian church across the road from FBC is.

Most of the churches inGa are meeting in person and have been for a long time.

 

[JonC]

GA was smart - let places open and people make their own decisions. Churches and restaurants can open, if anyone gets covid they cannot hold the organization liable. SC also did not close churches (it was up to the churches and the congregation).