Pea Livid: I knew this would happen, ( COVID)

My pastor says no because he knows there are elderly members who will go to in person worship as soon as we have it and they should not. And therefore he gets hate email from some of them saying he’s bowing to our governor.

I’m so sorry. My best wishes for a good outcome for both of them.

Our temple has not been open for anything in person since the beginning of March.

I wish every house of worship were being that careful. I am sorry about your dad.

I'm so sorry. My mother is another one like that. It's frustrating. 

Age is no excuse for ignoring safety. Just because you may not have that much longer to live does not make it right to take others with you. By ignoring safety procedures and not staying home, that is what one is doing.

My husband is 78 and I am 70, life is not easy at that age being alone is not easy, but we do it. My husband is very careful when he has to get out to get parts and the supplies he needs to keep our house and cars running. He wears masks, gloves and will not allow people close to him. We do the same when going to drs. appts. But because of the exposure for these things, we limit other risks. It has become a balancing act of keeping the risks as low as possible.

Going to church is not something that we feel necessary to maintain our faith. There are so many other ways to worship other than in person. I just cannot understand the mentality of those who use religion as an excuse to socialize in person. My faith is sustained in other ways that do not involve risking lives and health needlessly.

I also want to address the issue of children parenting parents. If I come to a point where my children need to talk to me about my behavior, then I hope they will do so. They are in their 40's and I am proud of how they have matured. They know I listen to them when they question my behavior and when they point our things that I am doing that are wrong. Just as they listen to me when I do the same. We are adults and respect each other's opinions. Sometimes there are things I am not aware of or have not thought about that needs addressing. I welcome their viewpoint. Of course not everyone has that respect or trust in their family. It is something that has to be nurtured and come from love. If there is a history of this, then when needed it works.

Oh my gosh, we've gotten phones calls and emails from a few of our members also saying we are just following the governor (uh, yeah we are!) and also a couple who have pulled the "you're just scared" card.  I don't understand that silly comment... shouldn't we all be a bit scared of what is happening?  Shouldn't we be a bit scared that if we open our church up to in-person worship that the first ones through the door will be the elderly with immunocompromised illnesses?  Shouldn't we be scared that until we take this seriously, more and more people are going to die???

Sorry, this has been a hot topic today as it is Sunday and once again I've had to answer a few emails about why we aren't meeting in person yet because, unfortunately, the church across the street from us is...     Thankfully, the majority of the congregation understands and agrees with not yet meeting in-person.