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TexasTowelie

(116,491 posts) Tue Feb 22, 2022, 09:46 PM Feb 2022

South Carolina bill to consider churches essential in emergencies advances

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A bill that would assure churches can meet in person in South Carolina during a pandemic or other emergency as long as other essential businesses can stay open is advancing in the state Senate.

A Senate subcommittee unanimously approved the bill last week, sending it to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill passed the House last March.

Supporters of the bill said they know the state never closed any churches when other businesses were closed in spring 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic started.

But they said the proposal is needed to male sure it never happens, citing other states that did require churches to close.

No one spoke against the bill at the meeting last Tuesday.

https://www.wistv.com/2022/02/20/sc-bill-consider-churches-essential-emergencies-advances/
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South Carolina bill to consider churches essential in emergencies advances (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2022 OP

Church and religion are voluntary activities. Claire Oh Nette Feb 2022 #1

When they have a medical emergency, do they go to the hospital, or do they go to church? bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #2

They clog up the hospitals Claire Oh Nette Feb 2022 #4

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Claire Oh Nette

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1. Church and religion are voluntary activities.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Feb 22, 2022, 09:56 PM

Feb 2022

No.

anywhere two believers are gathered, God/Jesus is ther, no?

They're not essential at all. That's why church membership is at its lowest ever.

bucolic_frolic

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2. When they have a medical emergency, do they go to the hospital, or do they go to church?

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Tue Feb 22, 2022, 10:00 PM

Feb 2022

Claire Oh Nette

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4. They clog up the hospitals

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 23, 2022, 11:32 AM

Feb 2022

then when they recover, they thank god, and never once mention the nurses and doctors and staff who actually cared for them.

Arrogance, ignorance, and some of the biggest egos I've ever seen. Yeah, S-I-L, Jesus gives a shit about your ingrown toenail. Please.

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