(Thanks, D. :)

Reader D. writes and sends us:

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CrystalRiver's Catholic Petition Piece

I wasn't sure where to send this, but it might be a nice correlative to CrystalRiver's Catholic Petition Piece.

In "Masks Forbidden in Church! - Orthodox Priest Explains Why," published online in Russian Faith September 3, 2020, Very Rev. Fr. Saša Petrović of Saint Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church, Omaha, Nebraska excoriates "irrational and tyrannical" mandates requiring mask-wearing in church as being against Orthodox Christian beliefs as well as Constitutional religious freedom guarantees; but moreover, whose depersonalized face-covering poses a mortal threat to humanity "created in the image of God".

Petrovic writes that on August 13th the City Council and Mayor of Omaha passed an Emergency "Face mask" Ordinance for all public places, including places of worship. Though the ordinance provided exceptions to mask-wearing, including bars and restaurants, "a mask is required in a church unless one is socially distanced 6 feet from others (except those in one’s 'household')."

Petrovic extols the spiritual significance of unconcealed encounters, noting that “'the Lord spoke to Moses face to face' (Genesis 33:11)....This phrase 'face to face' is used very often in the Holy Scriptures and it always signified openness, sincerity, trust and acceptance....On the contrary, in Scripture, hiding one’s face always means, shame, distrust, unfavorable position, division and separation."

"It is obvious that there are many powerful people in the world who are exploiting this crisis in order establish absolute and complete global control of human population by destroying the world economy, erasing history, and resetting all aspects of human life to a 'new normal', which, of course will not be to the benefit of humanity, but only to their personal gain," Petrovic opines.

COVID-19 omnipresent dictates have "in many ways replaced God and...turned our society into a Secular Sharia." Petrovic references history that "'2300 years ago, long before Islam, Arabs discovered that forcing people to cover their noses and mouths, broke their wills and individuality, and depersonalized them. It made them submissive.'"

MORE at:

https://russian-faith.com/masks-forbidden-church-orthodox-priest-explains-why-n3671

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