A pastor in Florida was arrested for holding church services. Is this America or China? Next they'll be lightinghis house on fire and he'll "disappear".

Florida megachurch pastor arrested for holding crowded services Sunday

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-pastor-arrest-church-service-coronavirus-tampa

I see a church held service in the parking lot over there radios. A lot smarter move. Risking the life of other at this point is not a good move. IMO

so much for the first amendment

what happened to the old adage about surrendering your rights in the name of security? i hope they keep holding services. whoever issued the royal proclamation needs kicked out of office

what happens when they decide that speech against whoever is in office is to dangerous to allow or a news story is too controversial? this is very bad people

Serious question.

If it was something more serious, like bubonic plague, would you feel the same way?

what kind of a man takes an oath to uphold the constitution then arrests a preacher for holding a church service. i would post the word im thinking of but its not child friendly

How much more serious does this have to get?,,,

amspoker nobody is being stopped from isolating theirself at home.

bubonic plague is treatable now. put on your big boy pants and take care of your family the way you think is best. quit expecting other people to do it for you

i am not surrendering my constitutionally recognized rights

If citizens are dumb enough to attend mass meetings they should be allowed regardless of how stupid they are. This reminds me “the gouvernment can’t tell me to wear a seat belt”
Sorry guys some people can’t take care of themselves. Take your shots. This old guy isn’t going anywhere.

So it begins...

Many Christians, myself included, believe that regularly gathering in person with other believers is an essential part of their religion, that it's just as much a basic part of practicing their religion as praying or reading from a Bible. If some Christians choose to get their teaching in other ways, that's fine, that's up to them. But to create a "law" (not really a law, just a royal decree) tellling them they can't meet in person with other believers is akin to telling them they can't pray or can't own a Bible. You may have other beliefs, and that's okay, it's not the point. The point is that people are being arrested for what they feel is an essential part of their religion.

Unlike you, I actually believe the precautions are justified. So it isn't about surrendering rights for me. It's about slowing the virus.

From your point of view, thinking it's overblown, you are right.

As far as church goes, the bible teaches about quarantine, and obeying government authorities... within reason...

Government knows best for it's sheep herd

Comply or die is not off the table

Its that sense of entitlement popping its ugly head up again.
"I can do anything because I'm entitled to do it-to with everybody else or the consequences".
They need to lock that idiot up.

If it was just the pastor's flock that could potentially die I guess I wouldn't care. But what is criminal is that there are innocents that would suffer the consequences as well.

Innocents? Why are the innocents not isolating themselves? If they stay home and practice social distancing how are any "innocents" (whatever that means) going to be affected????????????

By this reasoning , someone with the flu ( with alarming death rates ) walks into a church should be executed

Eventually most of us have to go out and get groceries. Can't isolate ourselves 100% from the foolishness of others.

400 million test kits available soon, get a test and a chip if your kung flu free....the chip will automatically detect kung flu and notify the proper authorities. If your positive.....off to the kung flu camp for a while.....kinda like summer camp, only with armed guards with a shoot to kill line drawn on the ground.

Danny: people still have to go out for groceries and medical treatment. Why should they be endangered because of someone else's religion?

Jim