Our Rulers continue pretending—and want us to pretend as well—that they impose outrageous, unconstitutional and draconian restrictions solely to prevent the contagion of coronavirus. You’d think they’d make the charade easier to maintain by keeping those restrictions relevant, sensible, and consistent.
Not in Delaware (or anywhere else, for that matter).
Jonathan Whalen sent a link to propaganda from “Delaware Health and Social Services Division of Public Health” directed at churches–sorry, “Communities of Worship.” This “GUIDANCE” is as absurd as it is arbitrary:
Consistent with recommendations from the Governor’s Council of Faith-Based Partnerships, communities of worship (CW) should continue to offer online telecommunication tools to conduct services or other operations and are discouraged from congregating in person.
But if “CW”—I guess it would be too easy to say “worshippers”—insist on meeting corporately, Delaware’s degenerates prescribe four pages’ worth of lunacy. Naturally, anti-social distancing and masks form the foundation of this house of cards, but Delaware advances well beyond those twin pillars of the “new normal”:
Length of service: no longer than 1 hour.
Why? Does COVID19 like to sleep in on Sunday mornings so that believers will be long gone by the time it ambles over to church?
While singing during services is permitted, choirs are not to be utilized for singing during services. CWs should utilize single singers or duos as long as social distancing of 10 feet between the singers can be observed.
Yeah, everyone knows that trios and quartets unleash bubonic plague.
Intriguingly, while treating “CWs” as if they’re children—and not very bright ones at that—, Delaware’s bureaucrats put them on the honor system. Some of the strictures can’t be enforced because they apply to staff or clergy working alone. For example, I prepared communion for one of the churches I attended; I did so by myself, without supervision. Who would know whether I complied with this foolishness?
Those preparing such materials should wash hands prior to beginning, any time they change tasks or after taking a break and returning to work. …
Those preparing such materials must wear a face covering and gloves.
Gloves should be put on after washing hands and replaced anytime they touch surface other than such materials or receptacles.
Communion materials and receptacles should not be touched with bare hands once they are prepared for distribution.
Other decrees deliberately sabotage worship: “…officiant shall not hold a candidate for baptism”; “Youth events, education and support groups shall continue through online telecommunication tools only”; “There shall be no exchange of the elements person-to-person or use of a common cup” at the Lord’s Table. That last precedes this breezy disclaimer: “We understand that certain faiths may require Communion to be administered person-to-person. Unfortunately, this is not permitted at this time.”
Wrong. Politicians and bureaucrats have no authority over our worship. Perhaps that’s why Delaware’s leeches labelled these four pages “GUIDANCE.”
Pray with me that churches and believers openly, routinely, and righteously defy this hogwash.
5:50 pm on May 20, 2020
