Posted on 05/21/2020 3:25:15 PM PDT by Mount Athos
Minnesota Catholics and Lutherans tell @GovTimWalz they are reopening churches on May 26—after the Governor announced malls, salons, tattoo parlors, & casinos can open, but churches can’t.
The leadership of over 700 Catholic and Lutheran churches, represented by @BECKETlaw & @SidleyLaw, told @GovTimWalz and AG @keithellison that the First Amendment doesn’t let the government put churches at the back of the line during reopening.
Minnesota’s re-opening plan lets people seek retail therapy at the mall, but not spiritual solace at church. Today’s press conference underscored @GovTimWalz’s failure to appreciate the integral role of faith in the well-being of the community.
Catholic and Lutheran churches will hold in-person worship services for their congregations starting on 5/26 while instituting rigorous social distancing and hygiene protocols to prevent the spread of #COVID19. First Sunday services will be on Pentecost Sunday, 5/31.
Minnesota and @GovTimWalz cannot treat religious believers as second-class citizens while prioritizing malls, casinos, liquor stores, tattoo parlors, & pet grooming.
Gov. Walz said today he is eager to open services that are “integral to what makes us human”—like restaurants, bars, campgrounds, and concerts. But no offer of any date for reopening churches.
The First Amendment doesn’t let the Governor discriminate against communities of faith or prioritize money, grooming, and leisure over spiritual well-being.
Will they be stopping by the Mall afterward for some shopping?
“Mall of America confirms it is not making full mortgage payments, citing COVID-19”
https://www.startribune.com/mall-of-america-confirms-it-is-not-making-full-mortgage-payments-citing-covid-19/570666942/
“Gov. Walz said today he is eager to open services that are “integral to what makes us human”
Churches make us inhuman?
L8r
I don't expect Governors to be theologians, but that really missed the mark.
For Orthodox Christians the Sacraments and the Divine Liturgy are integral to our theosis and therefore are what make us slowly but surely into the image and likeness of God.
As +Athanasius wrote "God became man so that man could become God".
Joseph Smith claimed to have received a vision of God and Christ in upstate New York in ... In other words: God becomes man so that man may become God.
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