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03-31-2020, 03:05 PM #21UnregisteredGuest
Assembling to partake in human sacrifices is not covered by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but conversely, assembling for religious practices (and freedom of expression) is covered. Both can result in death e.g. sacrificing humans and pandemic deaths. Here it a legal excerpt:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitu...irst_amendment
- Is there any historical case law that supports arresting pastors who assemble to practice their religion during a pandemic?
- Does an executive order (EO) override the Constitution when Martial Law has not been declared?
Here is a long article:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar...tution/608665/
More questions than answers...
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03-31-2020, 03:23 PM #22
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03-31-2020, 03:38 PM #23UnregisteredGuest
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03-31-2020, 03:50 PM #24UnregisteredGuest
Here is a 22-second video that shows the NYC mayor giving orders to shut-down all religious assemblies:
https://youtu.be/Qpt2OBqQVns
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03-31-2020, 04:01 PM #25
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03-31-2020, 05:46 PM #26UnregisteredGuest
This is not about being a pastor, or about religion. This is about the first amendment right to assemble peaceably. It doesn't matter if a group is peacefully assembling to worship God, or to play bingo, they have a first amendment right to do so. And short of Martial Law being declared, no order, local or otherwise, can supersede this first amendment right.
Now, where religion may come into play with this is.... if it's true that any (even one) mosque or synagogue was still having services while the pastor of this Christian church was arrested for having a service.
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03-31-2020, 06:28 PM #27UnregisteredGuest
So again I ask, what in the order prohibits me fro having eight people at my home for a bbq as long as we respect social distancing?
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03-31-2020, 06:39 PM #28UnregisteredGuest
Nothing prohibits you from doing that. However, the pastor is a controversial holy roller Christian who is a TV magnet -- and hence, the pastor is a lightening rod. An public example must be made of the Christian holy roller because politics are involved. It is the same as putting someone in stocks (for public shaming) in the town square in the 1700s for all to behold:
https://medium.com/enrique-dans/sham...y-5c2ea7275e1d
However, holy rollers don't back-down from religious controversy. That's their playground. The arrest and case is a lightening rod that will still be argued one year from now, long after the pandemic has ended.
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03-31-2020, 06:50 PM #29UnregisteredGuest
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03-31-2020, 07:25 PM #30UnregisteredGuest
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