five customers per 1,000 square feet

Churches should figure out their square footage.

Have several services through out the day with each service limited to the same rules that apply to Walmart, Costco.

Put a sneeze guard in front of the pulpit for you, Gatlin, because I know you like to sit in the first pew.

What do you think …

That you lack faith.

That you don't like the constitution.

You don't think the constitution is relevant and the words in it don't mean anything specific to your mind.

That you well nevermind.

Since the good preacherman used these two companies as a justification for his action – or actually the lack of thereof – do you think he will now follow suit out of his concern for the potential serious harm to the health and the possibly of death to his beloved faithful parishioners? Or will simply sanitizing the church daily still be enough?

*shrugs*

You'll have to ask him, but I believe he will continue to hold services until they SWAT him and his church.

There is a possibility of death anytime you walk out the door.

Why should Christians be denied the opportunity to worship together?

Why should Christians be denied the opportunity to worship together?

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Hebrews 10:25

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Hebrews 10:25

Unless the government says "No", according to some here.

How is it that the NY mayor threatened to shut down churches “permanently” and so many people missed it?

So what is Hizzoner up to now? 

Not much really…just threatening to permanently shut down churches. 

During a press conference streamed online, de Blasio announced:

“I want to say to all those who are preparing the potential of religious services this weekend — if you go to your synagogue, if you go to your church and attempt to hold services after having been told so often not to, our enforcement agents will have no choice but to shut down those services.

Law enforcement will inform them they need to stop the services and disperse. If that does not happen, they will take additional action up to the point of fines and potentially closing the building permanently.

And that can only mean that you are someone with a fatalistic approach to life and someone who believes outcomes are determined in advance and can't be changed.

Anytime you get in a car, cross the street, you are risking death. That's just how it is.

For I believe that I control my own destiny.

Tell me that after you are T-boned by a driver running a red light or hit by a drunk driver.

You do not control your own destiny - that is the height of arrogance.

Most people understand that when they become adults.

I could say here: “Grow the fuck up” But I will not since that would be nasty and immature and I can “perceive” from your posts that you are a desperate person with deep problems.

Psychological projection is a defence mechanism in which the human ego defends itself against unconscious impulses or qualities (both positive and negative) by denying their existence in themselves while attributing them to others.

For example, a bully may project their own feelings of vulnerability onto the target. It incorporates blame shifting and can manifest as shame dumping.

Projection tends to come to the fore in normal people at times of personal or political crisisbut is more commonly found in personalities functioning at a primitive level as in narcissistic personality disorder or borderline personality disorder.

Not “after” tjat – I will tell you I ten ways to avoid car accidents “before” that.

No thanks. Been driving for 60 years.

Do not need any whacked-out advice from you.

The point is still the fact that no one controls their destiny.

You do not know when you will die.

Faith is a vital necessity to all but the godless among us.

Will be interesting to see how much persecution the Democrats inflict on believers of all faiths.

And will some faiths receive more persecution than others?

I would sincerely hope – and pray – that those “adults” of whom you speak know that when believing in Scripture we have learned that it teaches us as “adults” to understand that humans are created with the ability to make moral choices and that we as “adults” are responsible for those choices. Therefore, ones ability to control his/her destiny will depend upon whether they live in harmony with God and follow His moral teachings. Consequently:

     It is our very own responsibility to decide our destiny!

I just looked up and found 21 Bible Verses that fully support the declaration I made. I will not bother to go hotlink them for you. In stating your fatalistic belief and so strongly supporting it, it is perceived as quite obvious that it has been too long since you have studied the Bible and perhaps it is time for you to do so now …

Respectfully …

Your ce que se sera approach to life reflects a fatalistic attitude toward situations,

Interesting yet ludicrously desperate, attempting to sum up my beliefs with a song? (BTW, it's Que Sera Sera.)

...the future's not ours to see...

Which is what the song is really about. No one can see the future, just as no one can predict what will happen when they drive to the store.

...chances are that means you are expecting things to turn out badly

Expecting things to go badly? Yes, of course. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. Which is why I drive and move about completely aware of what might or could happen and expecting the unexpected.

"Situational Awareness" it's called. You can look it up.

I don't quite grasp why you would deem that a "fatalistic attitude".

and you see no point in trying to change that outcome.

You can't stop or change something that is already destined to happen, but you can prepare and plan for any scenario that may come up while out and about.

Carrying a pistol is an option depending where you live.

The point is if trouble is going to happen, then it's best to be prepared for it.

BTW: That is the title of the song.

I however was not referring to the song when I said:

Yet you posted the song first in post 8.

That is the correct French usage of the phrase – look it up.

Pardonnez-moi votre Altesse Royale, ma compréhension de la langue française pâle par rapport à la vôtre

that the choices we make will alter our destiny. For example, God appeals to wrongdoers, saying: “Turn back, please, every one from his bad way and from the badness of your dealings . . . that I may not cause calamity to you.”

Apples and oranges. You're trying to compare spiritual destiny with physical.

If you say trouble is going to happen and you can be prepared for it and prevent it – then you you are definitely controlling destiny.

I agree that is up to us to change our destiny and that our action or inaction will effect it.

It is I who have repeatedly said that I [we] can control my [our] destiny.

My point remains: No one can see the future, just as no one can predict what will happen when they drive to the store.

During a press conference streamed online, de Blasio announced:

“I want to say to all those who are preparing the potential of religious services this weekend — if you go to your synagogue, if you go to your church and attempt to hold services after having been told so often not to, our enforcement agents will have no choice but to shut down those services.

Law enforcement will inform them they need to stop the services and disperse. If that does not happen, they will take additional action up to the point of fines and potentially closing the building permanently.

Any thoughts on this troubling development, or you just going to play your silly little games?

That was not your original point.

You do not know when you will die.

Go ahead, claim victory now, you deserve some happiness.

Walmart has previously added sneeze guards and social distance markers in stores. It also is no longer operating any of its stores 24 hours a day so employees can do a thorough cleaning each night.

Yet you deny the right for churches to stay open when they do the same thing.

Disgusting little hypocrite.

8. Proverbs 27:1 Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring.

But as it happens a couple times a day now, my meal was delivered from my favorite 5 star restaurant. And it was highly enjoyable …

Expensive too, I bet!

Now show me where the Life Tabernacle Church added sneeze guards

Gee, were they offering a free salad bar?