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Kelly's avatar

How do you handle it if your church seems to just stick its head in the sand with rising numbers? Masks and social distancing were required at one point, and now are not. No one wears a mask at services with hundreds of people. We attend online because we are not comfortable gathering in a large, singing crowd of unmasked people. We also know many people at the church do not believe in the vaccine. There are currently 3 people from the congregation in the hospital in serious shape with COVID. We live in Michigan and all the hospitals are a huge mess right now. My husband is a healthcare worker, and he can't believe the lack of regard for safety. There has not been a single peep from the leadership about changing the guidelines and bringing back masks. I just can't wrap my head around it and I am so discouraged. How is this the Christian way? When we talked to a friend last week who is a deacon, he just said, well it's about a 50/50 split on masks among the congregation. So....we just default to the 50% who are against it? Instead of following the recommendations of scientists and epidemiologists? That doesn't make any sense. Thank you so much for your posts, they have encouraged me and reminded me that my family is not crazy or fearful, that there are other Christians like us who are following the same protocols.

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Leslie Piggott's avatar

Some days, it really feels like the shroud of the pandemic will never lift from our lives. It's hard to keep walking this path when many have abandoned it.

I hope our church universal will heed your guidance. Blessings.

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