Posted on 05/27/2020 5:33:50 PM PDT by marshmallow
Democratic governor throttles worship
CARSON CITY, Nev. (ChurchMilitant.com) - The Department of Justice (DOJ) is telling Nevada's Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak to open churches.
In a letter Sisolak received on Tuesday, the DOJ noted that the governor is unfairly limiting churchgoers while barbershops, salons and restaurants were allowed to reopen May 9.
"We are concerned, however, that the flat prohibition against 10 or more persons gathering for in-person worship services — regardless of whether they maintain social-distancing guidelines — impermissibly treats religious and nonreligious organizations unequally," observed the DOJ.
Commenting on Sisolak's shutdown orders, the letter added, "These directives may violate the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment unless the government can prove a compelling interest and pursued the least restrictive means possible."
The DOJ's letter also referenced President Donald Trump's directive to governors that categorized public worship as "essential." In his mandate on Friday, Trump told governors to reopen churches or he would do it for them.
"The governors need to do the right thing and allow these very important essential places of faith to open right now, for this weekend. If they don't do it, I will override the governors," warned Trump.
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Been wondering.
Were is the separation of church and state here that the commies like to bring up all the time?
Please let this happen in Oregon!
So our benevolent benefactor Governor Sisolak has granted us in person church services with a limit of 50 parishioners.
My parish has 4500 registered families and there are 8 Masses offered in a typical Saturday/Sunday. Four of those Masses are in Spanish with about 800 or more attending each of those Masses.
The English Masses have between 300 and 600 per Mass.
How do we choose which 50 people get to attend Mass?
Still no protest from our Bishop and priests.
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