Pango-bat flu? We run the risk of offending two species, not to mention the fact that it is not all species of bat carry it.
Turning masks into a moral issue is outrageous. Especially so when you don't seem to have a care in the world for people who cannot wear masks, either for medical or mental health reasons. You certainly don't care about children with speech delays or who have hearing problems and rely on watching moving mouths in order to understand what's being said or how to speak. You don't care about anyone when you make moral pronouncements from on high.
I can protect you from known dangers but I cannot protect you from unknown dangers. If I have a hole in the middle of my yard, I can fill it or mark it off so people don't get hurt. One of the Levitical laws requires a railing on decks and roofs. I can protect you from these things.
COVID-19 is a known disease and the methods for reducing its spread are also known. To intentionally, purposely defy those known protocols certainly fits. Even more so in areas where it is mandatory or required by the proprietor.
Well thanks for the diagnosis Mr. High and Mighty!
18For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
19For it is written,
“I WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE,
AND THE CLEVERNESS OF THE CLEVER I WILL SET ASIDE.”
20Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, 24but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, 28and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, 29so that no man may boast before God. 30But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, 31so that, just as it is written, “LET HIM WHO BOASTS, BOAST IN THE LORD.”
How do you know that you don't have it?
You could say the same thing with any other virus. People get noroviruses all the time and they don't know they have it until they're vomiting. They likely passed it around for 2-3 days, having no idea they were sick. Unless we're all going to live in isolation forever, we're going to unknowingly pass all sorts of stuff to other people. That's life.
You and I have a profound disagreement on the effectiveness of masks. I believe it is unloving to expect people to wear a placebo mask. It isn't good or healthy for children, it's not good or healthy for people with certain medical conditions and it certainly isn't good or healthy for people with mental illnesses. It's good and loving that others should see my face, whether I'm smiling at them or whatever emotion I'm conveying. For children this is incredibly important. Why don't you love the children?
