It was sad how most churches just gave in without even a fight.
At the very least, churches in CA could have been more proactive in holding services outside instead of running to zoom right away.
We have excellent weather for it.
More than sad:
Tragic and downright EVIL...like the false hireling “shepherds” condemned in Ezekiel 34 and John 10.
Trump didn’t help matters with the national declaration federal/state emergency order plus encouraging closure while giving a false hope that Churches would all be open by easter Sunday.
And while since done little to nothing in stopping the tyranny other than a vague EO directive that’s not being fully enforced despite his main duty of primary oath of office in upholding the rule law.
But ultimately your 100000% right Churches/ places of worship shouldn’t have closed then and they shouldn’t close now.
Sad isn’t the word. Pathetic works better.
I called mine out along with most other American churches.
I reminded them in a six page letter that they answer to God, not the governor.
The governor answers to the people and the Constitution. I listed about ten point sin the state and federal constitutions that the governor broke.
I lamented that we nave no Ten Boom, Wurmbrandt, or Bonhoffer’s left. The American church is more content to just cave in to tyranny than to stand up to it.
One of my church leaders talked with me about it and I realized then their minds were closed.
I asked what the end game was and he said it was the vaccine.
I asked when they were going to put me out of the church for not getting vaccinated.
8 months ago, I loved that church. Now, I’ve lost so much respect for the leadership it isn’t funny. I’m heavily involved at the senior level of a national parachurch type organization. I’d rather not leave the church but they may give me no choice.