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Originally Posted by Tithesmeister
Well brother. It is not a matter of persecution of the church. It is a matter of separation of church and state. If the church is a building, obviously the state has authority over it (fire codes, plumbing and electrical). However, the church is not a building, it is a people. And if there is a separation of church and state, the state has no authority to tell the church whether or not they can assemble. They have authority over the building, but not the people.
As for the pastor; How can they prosecute the pastor for what I did? That will never stick, in my opinion.
It seems from a legal standpoint, they would have to prosecute the members individually.
For instance, if the law is against assemblies over fifty, the law would only be violated by fifty one and up. If the pastor was there first, how do you prosecute him? It seems to be full of holes to me, legally.
Otherwise? I believe it would be best to use a little un-common sense. Stay home and worship there. But I’m going to be surprised, if not shocked if any of these charges are successfully prosecuted.
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I agree with the point on what the church really is. The building is just a facility, we are the church. So, if the government under the state of emergency issues an order for no more than 10, 50, or 100 to a facility then we as the church become flexible.
We are told “to be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”
In my opinion the video I seen when the officers came to the building to greet Bro. Spell to me was unnecessary on the Pastors part. It’s almost as if it was a publicity stunt.
The legality of this situation will more than likely go nowhere. The church should be wise and harmless.