Yep, you read that right folks…
De Blasio is actually threatening to permanently shut down churches that do not comply with his COVID-19 policy.
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Now, De Blasio said he would permanently shut down these places of worship, and by permanently, it sounds like he’s saying not just for the duration of the virus, but for all time.
That’s a pretty heavy statement to be throwing around.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned city synagogues Friday that if they continue to hold services and violate lockdown rules, they may be shut down permanently.
“I want to say to all those who are preparing the potential of religious services this weekend: If you go to your synagogue, if you go to your church and attempt to hold services after having been told so often not to, our enforcement agents will have no choice but to shut down those services,” de Blasio told a virtual press conference livestreamed on Friday.
“I don’t say that with any joy. It’s the last thing I want to do, because I understand how important people’s faiths are to them, and we need our faith in this time of crisis, but we do not need gatherings that will endanger people,” he said. “No faith tradition endorses anything that endangers a member of that faith.” [Haaretz]
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First, this is unconstitutional. Religious assembly cannot be impeded, blocked or halted by government action, for any reason, *any reason*, EVER.
Second, this "permanently" threat should stun every American everywhere to the core. https://t.co/agmIuujTLy
— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) March 29, 2020
This is seriously a pretty bold move by De Blasio and one that surely won’t go over well if he chooses to enact it.
The left just keeps setting themselves up for failure.
This piece was written by Sophie O’Hara on March 29, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.
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