How hard is it to follow civil authorities? The church isn’t a building... it’s the people.
There is no precedent for Civil Authorities having the right to shut private law abiding businesses and churches. This level of totalitarianism requires a nationwide reset via the courts
Your “civil Authorities” are actually just elected employees. Free exercise of religion means what it says, Free, unfettered by any interference by the government.
Should a church choose to shut down, more power to them, it’s voluntary. Should they choose modified meetings or full meetings, that is up to the leadership and the members.
I suggested full open with continued livestreaming so members may choose themselves their level of comfort and risk.
The people aren’t being allowed to assemble or do many of the things God requires of us. He doesn’t require a building (although inclement weather and lack of bathrooms is problematic). But he does require the gathering, communion, corporate prayer and praise, the physical present preaching, communion, etc)
How hard to follow civil authorities? My church has not shut down, been opened since the beginning. Your comment reminds me of lukewarm Christians...follow civil authorities???,,,answer,,,, that is why the Bible was taken out of schools, abortion was legalized and perpetuated, gay marriage now the law of the land. World wars never shutdown churches as places of refuge but a Covid flu with 0.2 percent mortality rate does? Weak Christians, fake Christians, Luke warm Christians. Listen to the authorities and be afraid or listen to God and have no fear? Who will you follow?