The discerning discovered which congregations were paralyzed by a spirit of fear and which congregations were practicing their faith.
Too many continue to be fear-bound and naively believe that despite what is now overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary (as well as Biblical truth!) they will NEVER be able, by their power, by their social distancing, by their masking to “keep everybody safe”.
Being “kept safe” in this life was NEVER what Christianity was about!
We continued attending ours but have lost a lot of trust. I am pretty open with leadership that I’m disappointed in how they and most other churches dealt with the lockdowns.
The state and county have zero input in how a church operates yet when the county said to shut down, they dutifully marched to their drumbeat.
The county just instituted another foolish mask mandate and of course, the church stepped right up to obey.
We will not attend again until it’s over.
I have asked them what happens with the next emergency, and of course there will be one.
Last week we checked out a small church that meets in a barn. The pastor discussed current events from a perspective of constitutional rights before he began his traditional sermon.
We really enjoyed it but it’s too far away to attend regularly.