Posted on 08/07/2020 12:25:20 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Evangelicals for Trump on Thursday held a campaign event at the Ahern Hotel and Convention Center, a joint hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
Democrat Nevada Governor Sisolak in his recent Coronavirus order capped houses of worship at 50 people while casinos are allowed 50% capacity.
“In Nevada, it seems, it is better to be in entertainment than religion,” Gorsuch wrote. “Maybe that is nothing new. But the First Amendment prohibits such obvious discrimination against the exercise of religion. The world we inhabit today, with a pandemic upon us, poses unusual challenges. But there is no world in which the Constitution permits Nevada to favor Caesars Palace over Calvary Chapel.”
“In a time when many Nevadans can’t go to church because of overreaching restrictions, President Trump’s campaign is bringing together evangelicals from across the community to pray, worship and discuss key issues facing Americans in the November election,” Trump 2020 deputy national press secretary Ken Farnaso said in a statement.
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I can only laugh at the circumstances and the resourcefulness of E4T.
A better location than a baseball stadium.
Mixing church and gambling.
It isn’t just for Catholics anymore.
It’s a bit like the Cleansing of the Temple — only in reverse. The Temple was cleansed to end the encroachment of commerce into sacred space — the EFT is reclaiming commercial space (from a different type of ‘money changer’) to create space for worship. Either way — more space for worship. I think it’s brilliant!
Wanna bet?
When the original disciples wanted to choose a replacement for Judas Iscariot...they cast lots. But they didnt use lots to raise money or gamble on material things( like the Roman soldiers gambling on Christs’ robe.)
60% of the Evangelicals came out in 2016 and Trump got 81% of them. I think we will see over 80% come out and over 90% vote Trump. That is a big impact.
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