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Can he really do this?
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I'm not trying to be contrary, but we shouldn't be presumptuous about an outbreak. There's a host of factors that could lead to a hospital being overwhelmed quickly and different areas of the country are not comparable in this way. NYC is not comparable to any place in the country much less a city in Alabama. We're acting like this outbreak should behave according to our opinions of it. It doesn't work like that. With all we know about the flu, the annual formulation is still not always perfect. It's very possible for COVID-19 for a variety of reasons to cause a spike in confirmed or suspected cases in a city or area.
Can he really do this?
Can he really do this?
I'm not at all "religious", and I don't attend services... nor do I want to get into a political discussion... but for the life of me.... I can't understand why we can absolutely pack every WalMart, Costo, Sam's Club, WinnDixie, etc etc etc on a daily basis... but for some reason... once a week worship services / gatherings is a problem... can someone explain this logic to me without assuming all "religious" people attending a service are somehow dumber and more likely spread this virus than your average everyday WalMart shopper?
I'm not at all "religious", and I don't attend services... nor do I want to get into a political discussion... but for the life of me.... I can't understand why we can absolutely pack every WalMart, Costo, Sam's Club, WinnDixie, etc etc etc on a daily basis... but for some reason... once a week worship services / gatherings is a problem... can someone explain this logic to me without assuming all "religious" people attending a service are somehow dumber and more likely spread this virus than your average everyday WalMart shopper?
I'm not at all "religious", and I don't attend services... nor do I want to get into a political discussion... but for the life of me.... I can't understand why we can absolutely pack every WalMart, Costo, Sam's Club, WinnDixie, etc etc etc on a daily basis... but for some reason... once a week worship services / gatherings is a problem... can someone explain this logic to me without assuming all "religious" people attending a service are somehow dumber and more likely spread this virus than your average everyday WalMart shopper?
There has been multiple instances of community spread from church attendance. Many churches would need to alter services in order to prevent viral spread. It's one thing to close churches in a pandemic, have a phased in plan for them reopening, and even limit occupancy. It's probably not acceptable, constitutionally, to put stipulations on how to worship. Things like handshakes, singing, drinking from communal cups, etc. really can't be limited by the state once they reopen. Also, churches are not essential services. The typical religious person is no smarter or dumber than the average American. People who don't believe they can get and transmit a virus within the confines of a church are dumb. I am not sure about the relative dumbness of that person vs the average WalMart shopper as there is probably significant overlap.I'm not at all "religious", and I don't attend services... nor do I want to get into a political discussion... but for the life of me.... I can't understand why we can absolutely pack every WalMart, Costo, Sam's Club, WinnDixie, etc etc etc on a daily basis... but for some reason... once a week worship services / gatherings is a problem... can someone explain this logic to me without assuming all "religious" people attending a service are somehow dumber and more likely spread this virus than your average everyday WalMart shopper?
To add to what others have stated already, you also have to factor in that many if not most congregations have a lot of the at-risk populations in them.
Churches really are hotbeds for spreads and subsequent deaths, especially the ones that are packed into relatively tight spaces (most).
So the assumption that people don't stay in a store for more than an hour, and/or people don't stay close to each other or speak loudly in stores near other people (as opposed to services)?
That's not my experience. (especially in WalMart / WinnDixie)
And I was assuming that religious services would have to follow the same social distancing / mask / capacity protocols as all other places of gathering)....
Seems anecdotal to restrict one and not the other base on those assumptions. JMO