Congregants Fine $500 Each At Drive In Service

[n david]

This is ridiculous!

These people were separated in cars with their windows rolled up, listening to the service broadcasted on an FM station.

Mayor Errick Simmons has expressly prohibited both congregational services and drive-in services. His executive order actually states that churches must be closed.

This goes well beyond the CDC guidelines and even beyond the MS Governor's state guidelines. This is a tyrannical act against churches in MS.

I read an update on the city's FB page that the Mayor held a meeting with city church Pastors and leaders, claimed little Greenville was having too many cases from people gathering for church, funerals, and celebrations. To date, there's been 1 death linked to COVID there.

https://www.toddstarnes.com/faith/watch-police-raid-churchs-drive-in-service-issue-500-tickets-to-entire-congregation

[james34]

Drive in church getting tickets for gathering....so much for the bowing, complying, liberal Christian's arguing that its wisdom to give up right to assemble and find other alternatives....next stop >>>online services wont last much longer.....it would surprise me if they make it another couple years. Oh they probably will just suggest toning down the content of the sermons....to which the sheeple will say "this is wisdom, it gives us an opportunity to think outside the box as to how we hold services" lol rofl,......outside the box in this manner leads out of the will of God.

[MawMaw]

This is ridiculous!

These people were separated in cars with their windows rolled up, listening to the service broadcasted on an FM station.

Mayor Errick Simmons has expressly prohibited both congregational services and drive-in services. His executive order actually states that churches must be closed.

This goes well beyond the CDC guidelines and even beyond the MS Governor's state guidelines. This is a tyrannical act against churches in MS.

I read an update on the city's FB page that the Mayor held a meeting with city church Pastors and leaders, claimed little Greenville was having too many cases from people gathering for church, funerals, and celebrations. To date, there's been 1 death linked to COVID there.

https://www.toddstarnes.com/faith/watch-police-raid-churchs-drive-in-service-issue-500-tickets-to-entire-congregation

I saw this yesterday! I agree with you. Absolutely ridiculous for them to give 500 tickets to everyone. They will fight and most likely win!

[hometown guy]

This is ridiculous!

These people were separated in cars with their windows rolled up, listening to the service broadcasted on an FM station.

Mayor Errick Simmons has expressly prohibited both congregational services and drive-in services. His executive order actually states that churches must be closed.

This goes well beyond the CDC guidelines and even beyond the MS Governor's state guidelines. This is a tyrannical act against churches in MS.

I read an update on the city's FB page that the Mayor held a meeting with city church Pastors and leaders, claimed little Greenville was having too many cases from people gathering for church, funerals, and celebrations. To date, there's been 1 death linked to COVID there.

https://www.toddstarnes.com/faith/watch-police-raid-churchs-drive-in-service-issue-500-tickets-to-entire-congregation

They are just trying to save lives why would you condemn then for giving out tickets. If you were alive in 1917-18 you probably wound not even have a car or a radio.

[consapente89]

They are just trying to save lives why would you condemn then for giving out tickets. If you were alive in 1917-18 you probably wound not even have a car or a radio.

:heeheehee

[Esaias]

Ridiculous? Tyranny? Nonsense. They can just Facebook live-stream it, everyone can stay home, and avoid getting a fine.

Right?

[diakonos]

They are just trying to save lives why would you condemn then for giving out tickets. If you were alive in 1917-18 you probably wound not even have a car or a radio.

Man :lol

[james34]

:heeheehee

If you were alive in 1918 and dealing with a pandemic, the news would be firsthand(pretty sure you can trust a firsthand source) but the sources we have today are 2nd hand or 3rd hand info., much of it from mainstream media, not very reliable. This is actually the diference between the early 1900's pandemic and now. In those pandemics you walk outside and you witness it first hand.
In this pandemic you watch unreliable sources through electronic media. I gurantee noone in the 1900's went into quarantine based upon an unverified newspaper article. Especially reading about it in say...Memphis Tn newspaper and it be an article about New York.....the people in Memphis would continue life as normal.

[n david]

Ridiculous? Tyranny? Nonsense. They can just Facebook live-stream it, everyone can stay home, and avoid getting a fine.

Right?
You’re an idiot

[Esaias]

You’re an idiot

Why, thank you! You are so personable! You're also going back on ignore.

[KeptByTheWord]

Well, it appears that the governor of MS is pushing back against this nonsense:

https://www.toddstarnes.com/faith/you-are-going-to-have-mississippians-revolt-governor-denounces-crackdown-on-churches/

[Evang.Benincasa]

The wheels on the bus go round and round round and round round and round the wheels on the bus go round and round all day long.

[consapente89]

You’re an idiot

As is anyone who disagrees with you, I have noticed.

[coksiw]

Well, it appears that the governor of MS is pushing back against this nonsense:

https://www.toddstarnes.com/faith/you-are-going-to-have-mississippians-revolt-governor-denounces-crackdown-on-churches/

The enemies of the church, taking advantage to oppress. People sitting in their cars listening to the radio, physically apart from each other by a car body and air gap. Wow. I wonder what his reasoning is. Let’s see how this end.

I personally like the idea of drive-in and a radio transmitter a lot more than live streaming on facebook. I don’t trust facebook or the fact that they are retaining my messages. Coming from a country with high persecution, and also working in IT, makes me feel no comfortable with live streaming.

[n david]

As is anyone who disagrees with you, I have noticed.
Prove it. I've posted "you're an idiot" twice because of stupid posts.

The first was about WPF'ers carrying guns, doing a Bundy type standoff with the feds.
The second was the stupid post Esaias made.

You disagree with me, and others have as well; yet I haven't called you or most of them an idiot. So your "anyone" is an extreme exaggeration.

[n david]

Why, thank you! You are so personable! You're also going back on ignore.
Well, Hallelujah!

Perhaps I should have made it more palatable -- instead of using the phrase "you're an idiot" I should just post "you're exceptionally ignorant today" as you did to me previously. Of course, I don't care for beating around the bush or trying to make insults sound nice.

[diakonos]

How about you’re all idiots. Now move on... :lol

[coksiw]

How about you’re all idiots. Now move on... :lol

Let's be respectful. Let's use "exceptionally ignorant today".

[diakonos]

Let's be respectful. Let's use "exceptionally ignorant today".

Naw

[Jito463]

Well, Hallelujah!

Perhaps I should have made it more palatable -- instead of using the phrase "you're an idiot" I should just post "you're exceptionally ignorant today" as you did to me previously. Of course, I don't care for beating around the bush or trying to make insults sound nice.

Except ignorance is not the same as idiocy. Ignorance is merely the lack of knowledge, which can be remedied. I'm ignorant in a number of topics, some because I haven't bothered to research them, some because I don't care about them.

Idiocy, on the other hand, is forever.

[TakingDominion]

Well, Hallelujah!

Perhaps I should have made it more palatable -- instead of using the phrase "you're an idiot" I should just post "you're exceptionally ignorant today" as you did to me previously. Of course, I don't care for beating around the bush or trying to make insults sound nice.

Have the admins given up?

[Esaias]

On Easter Sunday, a Kentucky church that defied coronavirus orders from Gov. Andy Beshear by holding an in-person service was met with a heavy police presence and nails at the entrance of the parking lot.

Dr. Jack Roberts, the pastor of Marysville Baptist Church, arrived to find "at least one box of nails" blocking each entrance of the parking lot, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/coronavirus-kentucky-easter-church-service-nails-police-license-plates

[n david]

Last Friday, the DOJ issued a statement that it would be monitoring State and Local enforcement actions against churches. Specifically to ensure that limits placed on churches were no more burdensome as those placed on retail and other businesses.

After a ton of blowback in the press, and with the DOJ siding with the churches in Greenville, MS and in other states, the Mayor of Greenville rescinded the citations issued to the congregates of two churches there and requested the MS Gov update recommended guidance for churches. The Mayor claims he was unfairly smeared and what was reported was taken out of context.

[coksiw]

Last Friday, the DOJ issued a statement that it would be monitoring State and Local enforcement actions against churches. Specifically to ensure that limits placed on churches were no more burdensome as those placed on retail and other businesses.

After a ton of blowback in the press, and with the DOJ siding with the churches in Greenville, MS and in other states, the Mayor of Greenville rescinded the citations issued to the congregates of two churches there and requested the MS Gov update recommended guidance for churches. The Mayor claims he was unfairly smeared and what was reported was taken out of context.

That's good news. I also liked this part:

On Saturday, a federal judge ruled that the mayor of Louisville's "stunning" ban on drive-in services was "unconstitutional" after the pastor of On Fire Christian Church, represented by First Liberty Institute, sued.