8 hours agoTrump requires religious objects to be opened
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)At a White House media conference, US President Donald Trump has called for opening religious objects “immediately”, considering this thing “necessary”. “In America we need to pray more, no less”, he said, while criticising state governors who have allowed the opening of [...]
In America we need to pray more, no less”, he said, while criticising state governors who have allowed the opening of alcoholic beverages and abortion clinics.
This statement has come as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has issued instructions on how churches can reopen.
In instructions from this Centre to reopen businesses and other institutions earlier this month, religious objects have not been mentioned.
According to the American daily Washington Post, the lack of such instructions was due to the conservatives close to US Vice President Mike Pence, who has rejected the fact that the government tells religious leaders what to do.
