What a perverted interpretation of "religious freedom".

[milestogo]

Free to spread a virus during a pandemic.

I hope all the idiot right wing justices go to crowded religious services this week.

[flor-de-jasmim]

1. And why is their freedom to be stupid more important than our lives?

This is much worse than second-hand smoke.

[TheBlackAdder]

13. Barrett doesn't care, she survived the first round infection. Perhaps Round #2 might be different.

[GeorgeGist]

2. Jesus would cast them out.

[Wounded Bear]

9. I've often wondered...

just when the "whenever 2 or 3 of you are gathered together, I am in your midst" morphed into megachurches.

[Ferrets are Cool]

16. When it means millions of dollars

[Wounded Bear]

21. Indeed

I've long considered the Catholic Church to be the prototypical multi-national corporation.

[paleotn]

3. Wingers are devotes of Animal Farm...

"All Animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." Magical thinkers have extra special rights that invalidate the rights of others.

[LastDemocratInSC]

14. Your point about "magical thinkers" is exactly right.

[Chainfire]

4. I wonder if the new court

will bring back human sacrifice, if done in the context of religious practice? (I mean other than the form they just approved)

BRING OUT THE VIRGIN!

[Pantagruel]

5. Do traffic lights

restrict my right to freedom of movement. Can I sue to ignore them, overturn citations for running them?
Governments are formed to enforce rules for the common good.
Even worse, temporary alternatives like video services, now easily available.
SCOTUS endangering the population is insane.

[beachbumbob]

6. hospitals should have the freedom to send these people to the tents in the parking lots to die

over treating people who did the right thing

[TheBlackAdder]

12. A lot of churches operate as polling places, I wonder if they can be made COVID-19 wards too!

[beachbumbob]

19. in 1918 pandemic many churches did as they had large spaces

[RealityCheque]

7. Classic case of the...

Typical evangelical right mentality. True Christians value human life beyond measure. We don’t cling to twisting the scriptures and in this case the constitution. Little did this so-called justice sow true compassion when her introduction on the White House lawn turned into a super spreader. Sure, just interpret the constitution, but really judges aren’t stuck in a mindset that gives them liberty to put innocent people at risk.

[Buckeyeblue]

8. Apparently, there is no right to Science...

[Baitball Blogger]

10. Legal stoning is next.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. If that was a religiously-based ruling, it just goes to show they don't give a shit about life.

.

Even if that life is their own faith's clergy and congregants.

That would be some hardcore Old Testament shit and nothing having to do with Jesus' teachings.

.

[LastDemocratInSC]

17. You're correct about the religiously based ruling.

It's very legalistic and lacks the qualities of practicality and compassion.

[luv2fly]

15. Not surprising and only the start

Might be nice to hear religious leaders of all faiths refute these kinds of interpretations, loudly and unrelentingly. Anything less is tacit approval. I don't expect it to happen, but it would be nice.

[KatyMan]

18. Then bars should open,

Restaurants should be allowed full capacity, concerts can go on, Broadway and movie theaters can open--why should churches be different? You know these are the next lawsuits coming.
The fact that churches aren't treated like any other business is almost as bad as corporations being people.

[procon]

20. The Darwin Principle is still relevant.

It's an example of survival of the fittest in it most primordial form. So get thee to thy mega churches in vast groups. Bring the old ladies, eat, drink and hug everyone you can.

Destiny awaits.