Mark Higdon scoffs at blackmailing Parson Goat: “Mr. Anonymous” overstates and overspeculates. The voluntary and/or “compliant” closure of churches is due to some combination of four factors: 501(c)(3) Paycheck relief applied for by majority of U.S. churches Fear of lawsuits Quisling culture A number of you cited Mark’s first point. And you’re right: many people succumb to corruption; generally, it’s simply a question of determining and then meeting their price.  But we find a couple of exceptions to that rule. Politicians and bureaucrats are virtually all venal. Perhaps a very few here or there resist at first, but how can … Continue reading Why Blackmail Parson Goat When He Happily Cooperates?