(FOX 9) - Places of worship in Minneapolis and St. Paul will continue to hold services remotely, according to a joint statement from the cities’ mayors.
Just hours after Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order loosening restrictions on in-person worship services, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter released a joint statement saying the congregations in the Twin Cities will continue to operate remotely.
The statement said the mayors discussed the issue with faith leaders and heard “loud and clear” that they are unified in continuing to hold services remotely.
“Any large in-person gathering amid this pandemic puts people at risk,” the statement reads. “Regardless of your faith and beliefs, we all have a common obligation to our respective communities and congregations. Let’s put their health and safety first.”
Here is the full statement from Frey and Carter:
We’ve spoken with faith leaders [It doesn’t exactly conjure up Saint John Fischer] from across our Twin Cities, and what we’ve heard loud and clear is a strong, unified commitment to protecting the health of their congregations and continuing to hold services remotely. Any large in-person gathering amid this pandemic puts people at risk. Regardless of your faith and beliefs, we all have a common obligation to our respective communities and congregations. Let’s put their health and safety first. [Let the soul be damned, I reckon]
AMDG
unified commitment
ReplyDeleteInteresting language. Abp Listecki, in his letter keeping majority-Hispanic parishes closed for the foreseeable future, also mentioned 'stay[ing] unified'.
Aside from the obvious racism in his decision, this "unified" thing is interesting.
Unified with WHOM? Mammon?
Well, it didn’t take long for them to fold like wet cardboard!
ReplyDeletewhy doyou say blink?
ReplyDeleteWould you prefer flinched? How about cucked?
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