Came down hard. Federal justice officials have been pressing states including Massachusetts to reopen houses of worship as the country battles the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday. Baker said his decision to shutter houses of worship during the state of emergency “was the right thing to do, but I hated doing it .” They have been allowed to restart religious services this week as long as they practice social distancing as part of the first phase of the state’s reopening plan. Governor Baker didn't "hate" authorizing cross-contaminated cups of coffee getting passed out at any Dunkies enough to stop it. I'm glad he felt that way, but even as worshipers brought their concerns forward, he had to be legally threatened before he conceded his orders violated the First Amendment. Something screwball going on. We have a contagious virus which approximately 7/10 people with healthy immune symptoms overcome without havi...
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