Reopening Guidance for Churches Delayed

[applegrove]

Reopening Guidance for Churches Delayed

May 20, 2020 at 11:57 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 12 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/05/20/reopening-guidance-for-churches-delayed/

"SNIP.....

Guidance for reopening houses of worship amid the coronavirus pandemic has been put on hold after a battle between the CDC and the White House, which was resistant to putting limits on religious institutions, the Washington Post reports.

.....SNIP"

Now we know why Trump was after the CDC this week: Trump needs to throw some meat to evangelicals come the election. He is not concerned with how many die because the districts are safe. Or something.

[gratuitous]

1. Considering the age of many church buildings

Who would have guessed that being in close proximity to a few dozen other people for an hour or more in a building with poor air circulation, talking loudly and singing three or four hymns would be a breeding ground for contagion?

I miss seeing my church family folks in the flesh, but we're making do with a weekly Zoom room. Because we're not spoiled children.

[applegrove]

2. Oh yeah. I was at a funeral in a church downtown in ottawa in june a few

years ago and sweated so much i almost fainted. No air con. I can imagine all sorts of exchange of virus in churches this summer in the US.

[Thomas Hurt]

3. They don't need anything, they have God on their side.

Take them at their word.