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    Is this legal?

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    Quote Originally Posted by A.J. View Post
    Is this legal?
    Some news on this. Rodney Howard-Browne: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com
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    He's on FB live right now answering questions

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    If you read this article from the Liberty Counsel who is representing Rodney, you can come away with the impression that the county is being somewhat hypocritical about singling Rodney out to be arrested.

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    I think the Pastor may be in trouble but will likely get a parole or something similar and spend no time in jail. The Sheriff quoted a scripture but was clear that he was being arrested because of breaking the law. Also, press conferences are held all the time before an arrest is made.

    However, I am not a legal expert.

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    From his legal counsel:

    Last Friday, March 27, Hillsborough County issued a "Safer-at-Home" administrative order that contains 42 paragraphs of exceptions, including "religious personnel." Following this long list of exceptions, the same order adds another huge exception: "Businesses which are not described in paragraph 3, and are able to maintain the required physical distancing (6 feet) may operate." (emphasis added). Paragraph 3 is the section with 42 paragraphs of exceptions. Paragraph 5, quoted above, stated if a "business" is not mentioned as exempted but is able to comply with the six (6) feet separation may operate.

    Amazon, which has a large operation in Ruskin located in Hillsborough County, and other businesses have continued to operate either under a specific exception in paragraph 3, or the catch-all exception quoted above in paragraph 5.

    Pastor Howard-Browne and the church took extra precautions for the church meeting yesterday, including:

    Enforced the six-foot distance between family groups in the auditorium as well as the overflow rooms;
    All the staff wore gloves;
    Every person who entered the church received hand sanitizer;
    In the farmer's market and coffee shop in the lobby, the six-foot distance was enforced with the floor specifically marked (farmer's markets and produce stands are expressly exempted);
    The church spent $100,000 on a hospital grade purification system set up throughout the church that provides continuous infectious microbial reduction (CIMR) that is rated to kill microbes, including those in the Coronavirus family.

    Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said, "The Hillsborough County administrative order has so many exceptions it looks like swiss cheese. The order allows a wide range of commercial operations that are either specifically exempt or exempt if they can comply with a six-foot separation. Yet, if the purpose of your meeting is religious, the county prohibits it with no exception for the six-foot separation. The problem with this administrative order is it was not reviewed by constitutional experts or vetted by a deliberative body. Neither the Constitution nor Florida law protecting churches and the free exercise of religion disappear. This order from Hillsborough County is not narrowly tailored to achieve its underlying objective."

    Staver continued, "Not only did the church comply with the administrative order regarding six-foot distancing, it went above and beyond any other business to ensure the health and safety of the people. Contrary to Sheriff Chronister's allegation that Pastor Howard-Browne was 'reckless," the actions of Hillsborough Country and the Hernando County Sheriff are discriminatory against religion and church gatherings."

    Staver concluded, "I was shocked that Sheriff Chad Chronister held his press conference before the arrest was completed. I am astounded that Sheriff Chronister used his press conference to lecture about the Bible. This is entirely inappropriate for a government official to takes sides on religion."


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    I'm surprised anyone still supports him. If nothing else, he should be concerned for the "weaker brother" who may attend the service and contract the virus.

    His tweet regarding John Bolton that Jesus would have "beat the crap out of him," is all we need to know. Some of the other quotes attributed to him (search on the internet) are almost unbelievable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bookman View Post
    I'm surprised anyone still supports him. If nothing else, he should be concerned for the "weaker brother" who may attend the service and contract the virus.

    His tweet regarding John Bolton that Jesus would have "beat the crap out of him," is all we need to know. Some of the other quotes attributed to him (search on the internet) are almost unbelievable.
    An other scenario is where all the strong brothers give the virus to each other and it has no effect on them except that they pass it on to the weaker brother or non-brother the next time they pass someone elsewhere.

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    I'm surprised anyone still supports him. If nothing else, he should be concerned for the "weaker brother" who may attend the service and contract the virus.
    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    An other scenario is where all the strong brothers give the virus to each other and it has no effect on them except that they pass it on to the weaker brother or non-brother the next time they pass someone elsewhere.
    I really wasn't sure what to think of the situation with him but after reading John's post right above Bookie's it sounds like he took tremendous precautions so that any risk is extremely minimal.

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