Isilwen
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- Oct 13, 2019
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Suppose Christians become even more and more of a minority, and one day, an atheistic governor who hates Christians and has the support of the majority comes up with a convenient excuse as to why churches should be shut down for the good and safety of everyone else. The only thing protecting us from that is our Bill of Rights which guarantees LIBERTY. Suspending the rights of people to assemble peacefully and worship their God is NOT okay for ANY reason whatsoever. Any flawed cowardly leader can come up with an excuse that sounds reasonable in their mind and in the mind of brainwashed masses as to why it's a good thing, but our fundamental liberties are not contingent upon anything but what that constitution says.
Our founding fathers realized that those rights had to be absolute. They cannot be bendable for any reason, because people are NOT inherently good, and cannot be entrusted to use situational ethics particularly when it comes to individual liberty.
People have every right to assemble when they want to assemble. And people have every right to cower at home. But no one has the right to infringe upon another's personal liberties for any reason whatsoever. Our liberties are not subject to circumstance and human reason. They are unambiguously guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America. Period.
And, when such a need arises, say, a pandemic, those in government have the right for the good of the people to suspend things, such as school, bars, movies and yes, even church.
If you cannot see that what the government did was to protect citizens, I cannot help you. I however realize why the government did what they did and I agree with it. I am also an EMT on the front lines in the middle of this pandemic which gives me a unique view. I guess if I was removed from it, I may question why, but I'm not and don't. I have seen why!
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