If you are operating under the delusion that this is about your safety, you deserve to lose your freedoms. This is a war on your rights. Period. The government no longer derives its authority from the consent of the governed, but like all totalitarian states, has seized it.
Illinois governor says churches may not reopen for a year or more because of coronavirus
by Madison Dibble | Washington Examiner | May 06, 2020 06:39 PMIt could be more than a year before churches are allowed to resume their in-person gatherings, according to Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Story continues below advertisementPritzker announced a five-phase plan to reopen Illinois that gives guidance to schools, businesses, churches, and other religious centers about when they will be allowed to reopen. In phase three, gatherings of up to 10 people will be allowed. In phase four, gatherings of up to 50 people will be allowed. Gatherings of more than 50 people will not be allowed until phase five.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Pritzker confirmed that churches will be held to the same standards and not be allowed to hold in-person services of more than 50 people until phase five, even if it takes more than a year to get to that position.
“You know, that in phase three, there can be gatherings, church gatherings, of 10 or fewer. In phase four, 50 or fewer. So that’s the guidance that’s been given to me,” Pritzker said. “I’m not the one providing that guidance. It really is what the scientists and epidemiologists are recommending.”
Pritzker said the state entered phase two on Friday and will enter phase three on May 29 at the earliest. Face masks will be recommended in public until phase five is reached. Schools, restaurants, and bars will not reopen until phase four.
Phase five cannot begin until a vaccine is widely available or a highly effective therapeutic drug is released. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said a vaccine is 12 to 18 months away from being available to the public.
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Who does this a hole little Adolf think he is? I just looked at my pocket constitution and there plain as day it says “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; I believe that means you can’t close churches. Are mosques closed? I think not.
He’s a JEW, so what else is new?
he’s a J.I.N.O.
Yet GOVERNORS are being allowed to stomp on our Constitution and now allow our First Amendment right to ASSEMBLE!! FIGHT BACK!! Stop letting the EVIL win!!
Who does this a hole little Adolf think he is? I just looked at my pocket constitution and there plain as day it says “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; I believe that means you can’t close churches. Are mosques closed? I think not.
Again – There is NO compromise with the collective. Protests against these “baby Benitos ” must ramp up and
our freedoms must be restored.
These “teapot tyrants” are ignoring the Constitution and rolling their own.
Stand up and be counted or, yeild to knee knocker FUD and the rule of the hive mind.
Again – There is NO compromise with the collective. Protests against these “baby Benitos ” must ramp up and
our freedoms must be restored.
These “teapot tyrants” are ignoring the Constitution and rolling their own.
Stand up and be counted or, yeild to knee knocker FUD and the rule of the hive mind.
REBEL AMERICA(NS)!!!!!!!!
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. Either Americans run this country, or tyrants run it. YOUR CHOICE. And, DO NOT BELIEVE YOU HAVE NO CHOICE. With FREE WILL comes CHOICE. GOD gives you free will. MAN TAKES IT AWAY.
SATAN is alive and well and running Illinois, NY, Minnesota, California and all other Democrat States.
#DoNOTVoteDemocrat
The devil does indeed run CA! He’s put a lot of work into this state. He’s now seeing some payoff, in the form of his favorite Lieutanant, the POS Gov Newsome.
Same goes for Oregon. Our governor is the sister of Moonbeam! And she’s just as nuts!!
That says it all!
Yep and I’ll be 78 in 2 weeks and I’ve been a 1-woman protester in the downtown area for weeks. NOBODY cares! America is dying!!
I wonder what pastors, in Illinois, are saying-particularly those who supported this tyrant and are largely responsible for his election.
Pastors and bishops should be speaking out against Pritzker and filing lawsuits in federal courts. Unfortunately they are not, Christians are being betrayed by their shepherds. Cupich in Chicago is probably the worst of them.
Isaiah, I think, has something about when the shepherds have been struck down. Is “rolled over” an alternate translation of “struck down”?
When Henry VIIIth nationalized the Church in England, exactly one bishop opposed him. That bishop won the glory of a martyr’s death.
This has been going on for decades.The most modern version is the Gospel according to Rick Warren. 501(c)3 made it easy to collect dough, call it a tithe, and send their pastor-kids to college at congregants expense. Many (not all) churches have ignored or trounced the whole counsel of God. Is this retribution? Will pastors ever return to the plain instruction in the Word of God as the standard they need to adhere to – not the phony, vain philosophies of men: II Peter 2:1-4, Jude 3-4?
Rick Warren is another fraud.
He made tons of money off his Purpose Driven Life. Good deeds won’t save you! It’s like putting the cart before the horse. ONLY belief/faith in Christ will save you – not good deeds.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pKMOzkq3BS0/T2CFirb0OsI/AAAAAAAAA7o/qvU4a88DF4A/s1600/Warren%2BObama.PNG
he introduced “chrislam” the merging. another false teacher of treason
Amen; ONLY belief/faith in Christ will save you – not good deeds.
Ahh but faith without WORKS is dead!! Creeds without Deeds…
In response to Warren’s book “Purpose Driven Life,” an excellent one was written called “Deceived on Purpose” … well worth the read. I passed it on to someone and don’t recall the author, sorry, but I’m sure Amazon has it.
Rick Warren is a HUGE fraud, and I’ve always been amazed at how big his congregation is!! A congregation of deceived souls.
Felix, the problem has been going on for CENTURIES and started with Constantine in the 3rd century. The first followers of the Messiah were called “The Way,” and Constantine murdered them for keeping Sabbath. I am in a congregation that is just like The Way. We keep the Sabbaths and Feasts our Messiah lived and taught, and His disciples did as well. The PULPIT has misstaught God’s Word since Constantine! And people just go along with it because it makes them feel good, even though they ignore what Messiah lived and taught.
Cupich believes in salvation through Leftist politics. He’d prefer the Leftist government dictate doctrine, dogma and appoint bishops like China.
It’s not just Cupich you should be concerned about “It’s the Catholic caliphate you should worry about” Pedifilia is far from the only offence against God Our Father. They are not Our shepherd but one of the decivers.
AMEN !!!
THAT is why it’s past time to push back, particularly in the states controlled by liberal governors like California, Oregon, Washington, etc.!! Let’s get the businesses OPEN again, before we no longer have a city or country to open again! America is DYING!!!
I don’t know what state you are in, but if you are in mexifornia there’s another protest tomorrow, Saturday, at the Huntington Beach pier. I’ll be there. I was at the first one and there were between 3,500 and 4,000 people. That comes from law enforcement estimates.
His emergency powers only extend for 30 days.
Are there any Christians left in Illinois?
tons
Let’s hear from them!
I bet the MOSQUES are open without any problems.
Selective enforcement of the law is commonly called persecution and atheists across the dying West seem to have a hard-on for persecuting Christians while giving the f’ing muslum vermin a pass.
If he closes the Churches, he should close down Mosques permanently
Hi Margaret, we fighting a war like none other on many fronts world wide. We fighting a Satan’s army and they want to destroy anything that represents good.
It was good to see you fight back, but we have many fights today and O E to !rep watch on is the Pope’s Global Education Pact, basically UN’s Agenda 21 Sustainability to push a NWO
Vatican Moves Global Pact on Education Event to October 15
http://www.fulcrum7.com/news/2020/3/4/vatican-moves-global-pact-on-education-event-to-october
As we know we got problems with UN’s World Health Organisation that backs China. This is the reason history comes in handy to know how socialism / Communism came about who funded it also Hitler and other wars
Who financed Lenin and Trotsky? Russo-Japanese War – Russian Revolution
http://www.wildboar.net/multilingual/easterneuropean/russian/literature/articles/whofinanced/whofinancedleninandtrotsky.html
Islamism Grows Stronger at the United Nations
https://www.meforum.org/477/islamism-grows-stronger-at-the-united-nations
That’s a great line. Carnac the Great couldn’t have delivered a better rejoinder.
LOL or maybe Ernie Kovacs.
mosques are / have been open throughout the epidemic.
We should be like Japan and not allow ANY mosques on U.S. soil. The 1st Amendment was never meant for cults that teach murder to those who believe differently!
There are musks in Japan. Fourteen relatively large ones and a smattering of smaller ones.
Who in the world feeds you these lies?
Either the Japanese aren’t as smart as they pretend to be or their government has been corrupted/influenced by islamic petroyen.
We got to get rid of Islam, Lock, Stock and Barrel as we will suffer under Islam
So much going on by the left we have to be vigilant
Bill Gates & his Vaccine Pressure Campaign on the World & Incompetence of Politicians
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/corruption/bill-gates-his-vaccine-pressure-campaign-on-the-world-incompetence-of-politicians/
It’s becoming surreal.
MAD: German Military Intelligence Agency Apologises
After Leaving Israel Off Presentation Map
BREITBART LONDON 7 May 2020
BERLIN (AP) – The head of Germany’s military counterintelligence agency has apologized for publishing a report containing a map that failed to show the state of Israel.
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The agency said the error was “immediately corrected” and an investigation was launched. The probe concluded that the mistake had been caused by “lack of diligence and insufficient quality control” rather than deliberate action or political intent, MAD said.
( Sure…)
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“I regret this incident deeply and expressly apologize,” MAD chief Christof Gramm said, noting that the agency’s duties include combating anti-Semitism and extremism within the military.
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https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/05/07/mad-german-military-intelligence-agency-apologises-after-leaving-israel-off-presentation-map/
Not a mistake
Such an idiot, he does not even know the meaning of a church. A church is not a physical building.
He may stop gatherings in buildings we call churches but he cannot stop the true church
Matthew 6
King James Version
6 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Did the fat pig Pritzker close his art museum?
CALLING AG BARR … Attention Bill … Calling Bill Barr … CLEANUP IN SPRINGFIELD.
Let every “CHRISTIAN, JEW, MUSLIM” declare openly … nope. See you in court.
Is that the reaction he gave when he was told he must do his job?
Ah, but he is doing his job!
Covering up for the deep state!
Correct again!
If you believe that, I guess you aren’t voting for Trump, huh?
Wrong! What does that have to do with Barr not doing his job?
stealth bomber B2 barr included some tidbits in yesterday’s motion to dismiss the case against @GenFlynn ….
a jan 5, 2016 meeting where obama set up his little shadow gov including rice, yates, comey, biden …. is that why dnc wants biden?
#Qanon 4155 May 8 2020 14:28:11 (EST) Q 9082360
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Trump HIRED AG Barr. You are either FOR or AGAINST both of them. They’re a package.
Just because Barr works for Trump, does not make him an automatic loyalist. If you think Barr is acting in the best interests of Trump and or the American people, where have you been? Barr has had PLENTY of opportunity to bring forth charges on numerous people involved with the Russian/collusion fiasco and has done nothing! Crickets. Why? Because he’s a deep-stater like the people he’s supposed to be going after.
Santa, I didn’t call AG Barr a “loyalist,” but it’s CLEAR he’s doing the job he was hired to do 🙂
Sometimes, it’s easy to fall into a conspiracy theory when you don’t know the entire story. And SOME things have to be held close to the vest in government, until the work is complete.
Barr seems to be doing a very good job, from what I’ve read and heard.
I’d like to see just one instance where Barr is “doing his job.” That is NOT a “conspiracy theory” to suggest he is not. What is he waiting for? If you really think indictments are going to start being magically handed down from Barr’s office, then you really don’t know how government works.
Check out Tucker Carlson’s show tonight. If not, do your own research like I did.
On the contrary, I taught U.S. Constitution. And AG Barr is doing as good a job as is possible with all the deep state BS holding back. But today was the best news so far in his work with exposing them. He’s under a LOT of pressure and he’s doing everything expected of him. I’m surprised and blessed at what I’m hearing!
What has he done as Atty General going after any of the players in the coup against Trump? What? He’s been sitting on explosive information for years now on a number of people and yet, he makes bold statements about going after everybody, but instead dashes around frantically like the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, always looking really busy but, doing nothing.
Now, now santashandler. Don’t be too hard on Fat Willy or Fat Willy’s DOJ. He’s so buried into the swamp he simply doesn’t remember what sunlight is.
You clearly are blind to the rapidly opening news about the Deep State and AG Barr’s work in esposing it. Sad …
What does that have to do with Fat Willy’s girth?
Sorry, I have no idea what or whom you’re tlaking about. Perhaps if you look in the mirror and find that you have no flaws, you might be in a better place to throw stones 🙂
There is NO excuse for a man to let himself fall into that shape. I’ll look in the mirror and, most assuredly, find not a trace of morbid obesity. Unlike Fat Willy. That level of fat is simply disgusting.
And, with only 178 days left until the election … given MULITIPLE criminal referrals from the Inspector General and legislators …. If he skipped a few meals, and actually did his job, there might have ALREADY been SEVERAL indictments.
Perhaps not, but isn’t that a PERSONAL decision???? What right do you have to criticise him unless you’re totally perfect in every way. I’m sure not! I was a bit overweight until I had to go gluten-free, then I lost 50 lbs in 3 months, now I struggle to not keep losing and I’m bone thin. So critisizing ANYONE for their weight or their physical imperfections is petty. Perhaps you could focus on improving some point in your own life. Just sayin . . .
And you, most assuredly, should concentrate on improving many points in your own life. “Just sayin . . . “
I absolutely do! I’m a Sabbath keeper and the sun just set, so I’m gone until tomorrow at sunset. Shabbat Shalom!
Yes, I know, he’s working REAL hard burning that midnight oil, trying to ensure that justice is meted out, fairly…….
Whale oil? I know where there’s a substantial amount of landwhale oil available.
Start with Donna Brazile . . .
She’s a definite land whale. However, I do believe that Fat Willy, of the DOJ, has an even larger supply.
Come on, felix, you know better than that. He’s prosecuting the Deep State as they get exposed. Where have you been?
It’s only a year. Because, the “experts” said so. And he wants to rely on the “experts.” I’m sure in a year’s time, when this scare will be behind us, this freedom-hating, POS governor, will come up with another really good reason why churches should continue to be closed. I wonder if he and his ilk will be free to worship their “leader” downstairs during all that time….
Proves the democRATS and the democRAT party are the spawn and servants of Satan.
Fat Pritzker is only a couple of bites out of his next Bacon Double Cheeseburger from throwing a massive stroke due to all the fat clogging up his arteries. Maybe then Illinois will vote for someone more suited to respecting the needs of the people…..
That a democrat governor would close all churches for a year or more is no surprise. That the church leaders are quiet about this ruling is also no surprise !
For everyone’s sake, and GOD’s church leaders must stand and scream that they will not accept such a ruling period. They must do whatever it takes to open their churches now. Have church leaders thought of asking for God to help ?
Turtles are protected – But this governor is not a turtle.
Governor – even that your neck is very short: it is time to pull your head completely in.
Same for your turtle-like wife…
..ahhmm … and the mosque are under the same restrictions …?
you KNOW the answer to that…NO !!
This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!! Pritzker is the one making these decisions, Pritzker is the one putting these “plans” out there. Of course pansy like his would put the blame on someone else. We will not abide by this!!!! We are not going to sit here for another year, not seeing friends, or family or going to church…. that is not ok, its breaking our constitutional rights as Americans!! Did we all the sudden become different country??? THIS IS BS!!!
Understand that YOU as a Private Citizen of one of the States, several, YOU have the RIGHT to Resist Unlawful Arrest ….. and ….. if the “criminal” attempting to “Unlawfully Arrest” YOU happens to “die during that attempted Unlawful Arrest” …. so be it.
LEOs, understand, if you breach your SWORN OATH to uphold the Constitution, you commit Malfeasance of Office and have “removed yourself from your Office, the authority of that Office, and any protections due that Office” … you are, then, no more that a “common armed criminal acting under Color of Law …. and ….. since you breach the Constitution that you are SWORN TO UPHOLD, you are “making War against the Constitution”, which is (by definition – Article III, Section 3) and are liable unto death.
Further – Marbury vs Madison ….. “any legislation in violation of the Constitution, IS NOT LAW AND NEED NOT BE OBEYED”.
If you are “sworn to uphold the LAW” … you, damn-well, ought to KNOW THE LAW.
Oh, and this “governor” should be hanged for his High Crimes …. where is Trump when all these “governors” and “mayors” commit these “Acts most Foul”?
Did he close mosques for a year? If not, this is not right. If muslims are allowed to go to the mosque, then Christians should be allowed to go to church.
The economy (and hence tax revenues) of states doing things like that are liable to be crushed. The economies won’t recover easily, many businesses have already been permanently closed.
The reason why the liberal scumbag governor is doing this is because: Today, more than 400,000 Muslims live in Illinois, as compared with about 50,000 in the 1970s, according to the Chicago Tribune. Votes, votes and votes, even if you’re dealing with Satan!
HEADLINE SHOULD READ:
“DEMOCRATS PROVIDE FURTHER INDISPUTABLE PROOF OF THEIR HATRED FOR GOD AND CHRISTIANS AND JEWS!”
Nope, he didn’t. Paul lived and taught Torah, just as Yeshua/Jesus did. And just like all of the Disciples did.
Actually, NO, I’m absolutely RIGHT! ALL the Disciples lived and taught Torah. If you study the Bible as long as I have, (50+ years) in the languages it was written (namely Hebrew), you’ll find you were misstaught! And you need to repent of that and find the NARROW path those of us who follow our Jewish Messiah have found.
And being RIGHT isn’t being “ridiculously argumentative”, it’s being CORRECT in an attempt to help you. Listen up! You’ve been misstaught by the PULPITS for DECADES and beyond! I’ve put you on my fellowship’s prayer chain, Daniel. You’re RIDICULOUSLY DEFENSIVE about your wide path.
You could START by reading Nehemiah Gordon’s “Hebrew Matthew” for starters 🙂
Cherry picking 1 verse from the Bible to fit your needs, is like a bird with one wing. It doesn’t fly.
Be well.
Ahhh the air is far sweeter now with the hater blocked 🙂
Good Lord; you’re mentally ill, you know that? THE CHURCH SHOULD STAND AS CITIZENS WITH RIGHTS. So did Paul. Now … shut up, demon, and be bound by Jesus Christ.
Hmmmm, I believe Paul/Saul opposed mandatory circumcision for the gentiles who followed Yeshua and he never even met Yeshua while he was alive.
To uphold their quarantine, I think all demonrats should stay home on election day in November. We would not want them to get sick, now would we?
The church leaders in America need to stand up and use their citizenship as Paul did in Rome. They remain silent on FAR too many things!
As much as I dislike the Dems, this story is false. we’ve already received guidelines on opening up our house of worship, social distancing, masks, bringing our own prayer book… the whole thing. First week in June is scheduled reopening in Illinois, some shuls opening this upcoming week for Shavuot.