(November 29, 2020 at 1:04 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Here's a far better idea: People could sue the church for the medical expenses of everyone that gets COVID due to their being open and encouraging attendance in a known high-risk period.
I mean the fact that churches are suing to stay open instead of voluntarily doing what's in the best interest of public health tells you everything you need to know about churches and their values.
Quote:Supreme Court bars New York's COVID limits on religious house of worship attendance
The court's action could push New York to reevaluate those restrictions, but it won't have any immediate impact since the two groups that sued as a result of the restrictions, the Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox Jewish synagogues in Brooklyn and Queens, are no longer subject to them.
The groups sued to challenge attendance limits at houses of worship in areas designated red and orange zones, where New York had capped attendance at 10 and 25 people, respectively. But the groups are now subject to less-restrictive rules because they're now in areas designated yellow zones.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/supreme...f-worship/
That was actually a good ruling (though now moot) by the court, as the same restrictions were not placed on secular businesses in the same zones. If the law had been written to treat all public gatherings equally, it might have stood.
Boru
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