tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post7595751974743031140..comments2024-03-29T07:14:01.795-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Greenville Tickets Drive-In ChurchgoersKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-1633832625262153202020-04-12T08:13:38.710-05:002020-04-12T08:13:38.710-05:00Absolute power corrupts absolutely.Absolute power corrupts absolutely.Power Corruptshttp://www.boyfriendtv.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-39440905164032101992020-04-11T15:29:08.495-05:002020-04-11T15:29:08.495-05:00Summary Judgment @ 9:20 AM, it never ceases to ama...Summary Judgment @ 9:20 AM, it never ceases to amaze me how anonymous commentors insist on ad hominem replies to substantive matters. I never said no order was published. What I said was, I hadn't been able to find one. The mayor's press secretary has so far failed to reply to my emailed request for a copy 48 hours ago.<br /><br />I never claimed to be an attorney, or hold any other exalted position at all.<br /><br />Why do people find it so hard to rationally address the issues at hand, rather than engaging in ludicrous and unhelpful snark?<br /><br />But at last I did find a copy of the order, and just as I thought, it did not track the summary that its supporters above provided.<br /><br />It did not require people to "just stay home" or any such thing. It did not apply to people gathering in their parked cars at Walmart or Sonic or anywhere else BUT in a church parking lot.<br /><br />It modified the Governor's EO in only ONE WAY: targeting church services. While the Governor's EO included "church gatherings" as "essential operations," the Greenville EO targets ONLY church gatherings.<br /><br />So no, the Greenville EO was not a sweeping tightening of the Governor's EO. It was ONLY targeted at church meetings, including those which comply with CDC mandates.<br /><br />I agree with Governor Reeves and many others, that the government simply does not have the authority to shut down houses of worship. The Mississippi Constitution is too clear on the matter.<br /><br />But that obviously won't stop some from trying.John Pittman Heyhttp://sermonaudio.com/gracebiblechurchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-68921648357464298732020-04-11T12:29:37.378-05:002020-04-11T12:29:37.378-05:00Really and truly? This is even an ISSUE? Oh, stop ...Really and truly? This is even an ISSUE? Oh, stop it, stop it. The idea that people need to huddle and herd en masse (no pun intended for fellow Catholics) to get their spiritual sustenance is a truly silly thing. Light a candle, read your most comforting scripture (or a Yeats poem, whatever) and STAY THE F**K home. Y’all can group-hug later, maybe. Or not.<br /><br />(Oops, blooper alert, before anyone leaps in to correct me: Mass is “messe” in French, nit “masse.”The Little Flower, Ste Theresenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-28907812420199276142020-04-11T11:31:49.206-05:002020-04-11T11:31:49.206-05:00So they need to close all Sonics! Oh and love how ...So they need to close all Sonics! Oh and love how the cop is practicing guidelines with NO gloves. He is probably infectious and passing out tickets infecting everyone!D. Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-67352241736019409392020-04-11T09:20:14.585-05:002020-04-11T09:20:14.585-05:00If Pittman Hey is correct, and no order has been p...If Pittman Hey is correct, and no order has been published and none is available for inspection (which I doubt), then there ya go. Nobody is required to abide by an unpublished edict. Perhaps the honorable Counselor Hey will represent these folk and his first comment to the judge will be "Your honor, What Ordinance?" Summary Judgment. Summary Judgmentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-74550581626927397742020-04-10T22:54:02.617-05:002020-04-10T22:54:02.617-05:0011:30 claims to have seen video of such church ser...11:30 claims to have seen video of such church service where people were sitting on their cars hoods talking. But 11:30 offered no link to such a video. <br /><br />I saw a video of the ticketing in Greenville. The only people outside of their cars were the cops handing out tickets. Please note that there would have been no human interaction at the drive in church service had the cops not demanded the people to roll down there windows to go through the process of getting the ticket, including signing the ticket with a pen from a cop who was not wearing gloves.<br /><br />But when people deceive to build the narrative, it shows that dignity gets trampled as long as the false narrative can be built. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-57180757346965156582020-04-10T21:25:55.197-05:002020-04-10T21:25:55.197-05:00Soon 11:33, real soon!Soon 11:33, real soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-41604576235457018502020-04-10T15:45:21.493-05:002020-04-10T15:45:21.493-05:00@6:04 and 6:26 PM, I have tried to review the text...@6:04 and 6:26 PM, I have tried to review the text of the actual EO, since the Press Release from Mayor Simmons does not track your characterization of Greenville's "enhanced" orders.<br /><br />So far, his press secretary hasn't responded to my request for emailed copies of the full text of the orders. I did look on the Greenville city website but couldn't locate them there either.<br /><br />But generally, I don't agree with you that the churches should just "obey the law" as you put it. Churches have disobeyed the law since Christ rose from the dead, whenever the law ran contrary to Christians' duties of worship to God. The Greenville churches were able to find a way to worship that complied with the Governor's EO.<br /><br />I hope that some of the premier public advocacy groups will take this to court.<br /><br />By the way, I possess no "lofty office" at all, and have never pretended to.<br /><br />John Pittman Hey<br />John Pittman Heyhttp://sermonaudio.com/gracebiblechurchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-76947567064188580562020-04-10T10:30:09.254-05:002020-04-10T10:30:09.254-05:00https://www.deltanews.tv/news/local/local-pastors-...https://www.deltanews.tv/news/local/local-pastors-meet-in-greenville/article_4c5a7d5a-7aa7-11ea-bc69-3baa6f4d1cba.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR1g8SbHchrJ5Y9AVbHIwK_deaieTyCUqeRDBgWg1yCmhjKqbe9udK6mMzgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-39579162287126033042020-04-10T09:21:30.568-05:002020-04-10T09:21:30.568-05:00I hope y'all in Greenville have "one call...I hope y'all in Greenville have "one call, that's all" on speed-dial.<br /><br />Cha ching.Mayor is an SS memberhttp://www.boyfriendtv.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-75173411145002538052020-04-10T09:14:18.510-05:002020-04-10T09:14:18.510-05:00The wording in the mayor's notice is legally d...The wording in the mayor's notice is legally deficient on its face. It should be "may," not "can."<br /><br />Regardless, it is also clearly unconstitutional. Re: First Amendment.The Mayor is SSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-63336265310156313972020-04-10T08:11:14.489-05:002020-04-10T08:11:14.489-05:00FIXED: It looks like the First Amendment to the U...FIXED: It looks like the First Amendment to the United States Constitution does not apply to Greenville, MS. I wonder how they got an exemption? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-71977033851151327862020-04-10T00:32:42.612-05:002020-04-10T00:32:42.612-05:00914 kinda like that michigan ad’s comment? Uh huh
...914 kinda like that michigan ad’s comment? Uh huh<br />And Guv’s essential is the essential- cities cant restrict further who is essential and who Isnt https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/us/mississippi-coronavirus-essential-businesses-tate-reeves.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-59053317180876997552020-04-09T23:35:52.230-05:002020-04-09T23:35:52.230-05:00It looks like First Amendment to the United States...It looks like First Amendment to the United States Constitution down not apply to Greenville, MS. I wonder how they got an exemption?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-59333964273509211642020-04-09T23:33:40.841-05:002020-04-09T23:33:40.841-05:00When do we start voting from the rooftops?When do we start voting from the rooftops?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-69859389130889659332020-04-09T22:53:25.727-05:002020-04-09T22:53:25.727-05:00This is a 2 for one...Restricting your rights...an...This is a 2 for one...Restricting your rights...and 500.00 tickets at church make up for lost tax revenue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-46581336473865722782020-04-09T22:23:10.212-05:002020-04-09T22:23:10.212-05:00Maybe next time they’ll organize a to-go bake sale...Maybe next time they’ll organize a to-go bake sale/sermon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-6310645759273198192020-04-09T21:46:02.676-05:002020-04-09T21:46:02.676-05:00Greenville police busted up another church's m...Greenville police busted up another church's meeting tonight after the mayor was warned by the church's attorney not to violate the members' religious freedom.John Pittman Heyhttp://sermonaudio.com/gracebiblechurchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-63053772795174075772020-04-09T21:43:24.368-05:002020-04-09T21:43:24.368-05:00So going to Walmart or to the gas station is okay ...So going to Walmart or to the gas station is okay but going driving to a church parking lot garners a $500 fine?<br /><br />Something is bad wrong here, including from those who defend asinine action with asinine posts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-32599030726810512332020-04-09T21:14:26.529-05:002020-04-09T21:14:26.529-05:00Well, since the first attempt didn't pass must...Well, since the first attempt didn't pass muster, I'll try this: <br /><br />Anyone who really thinks the "government" suspension of civil rights in the plot to subjugate America begins with a black mayor telling his black police chief to go issue tickets at a black church - in Greenville-fucking-Mississippi - is batshit crazy. Not just plain ol' crazy, mind you, totally batshit crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-57617196470819828492020-04-09T21:06:07.007-05:002020-04-09T21:06:07.007-05:00Just thinking to myself....you know there no other...Just thinking to myself....you know there no other place I’d rather be throughout all this BS other than the great state of Mississippi. Where else can ya be entertained throughout a pandemic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-59615479750225427882020-04-09T20:32:22.416-05:002020-04-09T20:32:22.416-05:00Simple. Have your car church services in the Walma...Simple. Have your car church services in the Walmart parking lot. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-21535750526063712882020-04-09T20:04:50.422-05:002020-04-09T20:04:50.422-05:00People ate watching this case from other states as...People ate watching this case from other states as well because precedents are being set. The Governor did not intend things to be handled this way. Google the video of the Gov. Talking with a Bishop in Natchez regarding in- person church services. He stated, “I was asked about Bishop Stanley Searcy’s church in Natchez and whether we had the right to shut it down,” Reeves said. “I don’t believe that I do and frankly I’m glad to live in a country where that is true, and I’m proud to live in a state where that is true, but I do have the right to call the bishop, man-to-man and let him know what we are seeing from the data. I can ask him as a fellow Christian to take this extra step to protect the community. That’s what I did, and he has graciously agreed to ensure that he would come before us today.” <br /><br />Doesn't sound to me like his mandate was intended to be used this way. Not with force and certainly not tickets for drive- in no contact church services. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-63856236871072904712020-04-09T20:04:15.447-05:002020-04-09T20:04:15.447-05:00One call, that's all.One call, that's all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-3369493614035000462020-04-09T19:30:07.451-05:002020-04-09T19:30:07.451-05:00Any Mississippian who thinks they are victims of C...Any Mississippian who thinks they are victims of Christian persecution is delusional. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com