Posted on 04/01/2020 9:21:17 AM PDT by abb
As authorities arrest pastors for holding Sunday services in defiance of social distancing orders, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that religious services are to be considered essential in his state.
Abbott issued an executive order relating to state-wide continuity of essential services and activities during the coronavirus pandemic. The order mandated that all Texans will minimize social gatherings and in-person contact with people who are not in the same household, and, among other statutes, clarified that religious services conducted in churches, congregations and houses of worship are to be considered essential services.
“‘Essential services’ shall consist of everything listed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in its Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce, Version 2.0, plus religious services conducted in churches, congregations, and houses of worship,” the order stated. “Other essential services may be added to this list with the approval of the Texas Division of Emergency Management.”
The governor encouraged those involved in essential services to practice good hygiene, environmental cleanliness, sanitation, social distancing and working from home when possible.
Abbott’s order came as authorities arrested pastors in Louisiana and Florida for holding Sunday services and bused large groups of people to attend the services. (RELATED: Florida Sheriff Issues Arrest Warrant For Pastor Who Refused To Cancel Services)
Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran called Rev. Tony Spell of the Louisiana Life Tabernacle Church “reckless and irresponsible” for holding Sunday services, and Florida Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister called megachurch pastor Rodney Howard-Browne’s actions “reckless disregard of public safety.”
No, I don’t like to go after people personally, unless it’s something that hits me personally. I don’t believe in turning the other cheek. The republican’t party does that far too much and look where it’s got us.
I really don’t know anything about the Vietnam war. I’m lucky in that none of my family ever went there. What were those unlawful orders given by a junior officer?
Remember when either the state or national guard and police went around to homes in New Orleans after Katrina, confiscating firearms? Were those lawful orders? Going further, were they lawful in that they followed the proper chain of command, or also in that the logic was sound, nobody became an injured party as far as the law is concerned? Were the orders to confiscate firearms after Katrina lawful?
I love Governor Abbott
Actually that’s a great idea!
Look at
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Lai_Massacre
for a summary of one of this countries worst moments. (I just realized I misspelled it earlier)
As for things like Katrina, just my opinion, but no, gun confiscation was unconstitutional then and it would be now as well. I think it’s a problem that neither soldiers or police today, many of them anyway, do not understand that such action is counter to their oath. Sadly it also reflects the poor education system with lack of civics and us history we currently have. But there is an element of elected leaders who are happy to have a robot army to exercise their authority.
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