Friday, July 17, 2020

Today In the Bible-Banging COVID War


Apparently following the Biblical passage that "thou shalt spread pestilence and disease," many right wing Talibangelists have been up in unholy arms about public health directives to wear face masks and maintain social distances. As we noted in the spring, these fundie covidiots want to fill their churches (as demanded by their golden calf, Donald "Two Corinthians" Trump), and have caused the virus to spread among them.

One of the unholy covidiots who is eager to send his religious cohort to the next life is Californian Sean "Feuched Up" Feuch, who by his appearance has a Jeebus complex:


Be that as it may, Feuch is on a jihad against Governor Gavin Newsom for placing public health restrictions on indoor church gatherings, along with other institutions. Here he is on a tear:
What a tyrannical move and drastic overreach of government into our religious liberties!!” Feucht tweeted Monday in response to the latest public health orders from the governor, which ban indoor operations for places of worship (and many businesses) in the counties most impacted by the coronavirus.

“Silencing the church seems to be one of his main agendas,” Feucht said in a video included in the tweet. “This is insane! What a tyrannical overreach of the government. What an infringement on our Constitution and our free liberty to worship God. We are standing up. This is insane.
Note to Jeebus Sean: The Constitution doesn't give you the right to hold religious services anywhere you damn please (e.g., the middle of a freeway). One would think that Feucht and Co. would explore the option of outdoor services, with proper distancing, in beautiful, spacious California, and in fact he took it outside, except they weren't services, it was a smart- ass protest on the Golden Gate Bridge:
"On Thursday, July 9, Feucht’s political organization, Hold the Line, organized hundreds of people to gather on the Golden Gate bridge to protest restrictions on worship. 'Our heart in bringing worship outside was taking it to a place where we could have social distancing,' Feucht told a local Fox affiliate. But pictures he shared of the event show people crowded together, the vast majority of them not wearing masks." (our emphasis)
 He can't even lie well, so he's in the right line of work.