Re: Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At
I thought of that, and look at many churches' ceilings/space. It's monstrous in area. For the smaller churches (like the corner church in a rural small town, I get that). But something like a Cathedral that has 50-60 foot vaulted ceilings, tons of space besides seating? Adjust the rules.
Honestly, we're all kinda making up things as we go along, so make up these rules, also. *shrug*
It’s nuts. I don’t even know why I paid for my graduate degree. Everyone else is more educated and didn’t even have to pay for it.
Oh wait we’re making it all up anyway!
That saved some typing. Startling to realize the percentage of Americans who are completely clueless and isolated from legit news sources. Otherwise how can anyone not hear or read the discussions that are saturating legit media regarding why they are telling us how to do things? Mind boggling anyone would think people (outside the Orange Menace and his minions) is making anything up as they go. They are recommending best practices based on the current data. If the data shows different the recommendation changes. Not sure how this is so hard to fathom. Shows just how uneducated people are on scientific process.
Not sure why high ceilings would help anything. Unless people are floating a the top of the building this does nothing to help a person. The virus is not attached to helium- it isn't going to float up and away from the participants.
Link below is best article I have seen- explains in simple terms (clearly necessary) what comprises risk, what is more or less risky and why and choices you can make to lessen risk.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health...w-experts-rate-the-risks-of-14-summer-activit
Being probably the least religious person on this board I agree. I’m trying to look at it from the perspective of people who might truly benefit from a live service, and what could be done with a relative degree of safety.
Been seeing all sorts of posts on FB from leaders in most of the mainstream Faiths. All are declining to start up and some of them are very eloquent in pointing out that they are not doing so out of fear but out of caring. Article above has a great explanation about why this is not something that will work well- it goes beyond not being able to sing or hug. You have multiple people who are coming from many places and you have no control over how safe they have been. All this stuff about the expedited service I don't get. People participate in a service for a reason. I know some Catholics who go to Mass because not going is a Mortal Sin and if they are in the building 'it counts'. I would venture to guess most Faith leaders are more interested in doing something the right way then getting the participation trophy for letting small amounts of people wiz in and out of the building to say they have been there.
IMHO If you have strong Faith you shouldn't need a building to practice it. You can miss it, wish it was possible but it is not essential that you be in a building with others to prove your Faith. A good Faith leader is going to find a way to rally the community and actively support those struggling. Think of all those people who live in remote areas and maybe see a priest a couple of times a yr for Mass. Some of them are more faithful than people who go every week.
As far as the opening thing- It seems to me this breaks along the line between those who believe God is a loving God and those who believe God is angry and vindictive. The Loving God crew is expressing the it is important to be caring and do unto others. The expectation would be that sacrifice for others is for the greater good. It is morally and ethically wrong to do something that has a high likelihood of causing harm so stay home. So far I have heard this expressed by the Lutherans (our Synod has said no until at least July 1), the Methodists, the Episcopals, the Catholics, Jews*, Muslims and some of the Baptists, the UU and the Congregationalists.
Those who believe God is an angry,vindictive God seem to believe He is looking for any reason to catch you being bad, the only way to be pleasing to God is to follow all sorts of rules and expectations- Many of which are impossible to achieve. They seem to believe you are supposed willingly martyr yourself to prove your love of God and that is more important than remembering that God told us to love one another. Around here this is a few of the fringe Baptists, the Pentacostal Fundies and some of the independent mini churches that are of the Fundie bent.
*Listened to a Rabbi the other day saying that they have a tenet in their Faith that clearly states the sanctity of life supersedes any religious requirement for following the rules of the Faith. It would directly go against this directive to have Service. It had a name but I don't remember.