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Every church that I am aware of here in Iowa (both locally and back home for various people I know) has been closed for three weeks now. That includes the mega
by war1025 7y ago
Every church that I am aware of here in Iowa (both locally and back home for various people I know) has been closed for three weeks now. That includes the mega churches.
Gatherings of more than 10 people are banned right now, and I don't think there are any churches interested in flouting the local government.
- Brendinooo 7y agoIt's been an interesting exercise in leadership. Plenty of people want to go even if it's not safe for them, and others don't want to go but want to respect their leaders. I've found that each time we made a decision to tighten up in-person meetings, it brought way more relief than anger.
- heelix 7y agoWe really had to spend time convincing my older in-laws that such large gatherings were a really bad idea. A couple days later, their church did the same thing most sport and music events did - online only. I can't image an organization would want the potential liability of running anything with a large mass of people right now.
- freepor 7y agoThere are many churches, most but not all under the “Evangelical” category, who expressly want (in general, not specifically with respect to this virus) to flout government as a way of establishing religious doctrine as the Prime Directive. Most notable is Kim Davis who made an entire celebrity career out of denying a lawful marriage license to a gay couple.
- freepor 7y agoCute downvotes! Looks like the Venn diagram of butthurt Evangelicals and Hacker News users is more like a snowman’s silhouette than a Figure 8.