There's no reason that "gathering" can't consist of getting together in some internet chat forum. I'd argue that the bulk of the regular Protestant church service is rather solitary, anyways. There's nothing particularly communal about sitting in a chair listening to a lecture for 30+ minutes, even if you are in a room with a bunch of other people.
You sure about that?
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On the map, I see 10 counties for which that's true, all of which are small and rural and all of which have cases in neighboring counties. Unless you guys don't even travel to neighboring counties, I don't see what difference some sort of arbitrary political boundary makes.
Without defending the status of liquor stores, even the largest and busiest liquor store doesn't have as many people in close proximity for as long as what's found in a typical small church. The threat posed by them isn't comparable.
