They are nearly bankrupt from paying the pedophile cases, you really think the Archdiocese has appetite to defy executive orders and fight this in court?

Find us the post where he said government was evil.

Matthew 6 also quite clearly says that you should pray by yourself, that those who need to do it publicly are hypocrites. So if you are following the bible, you shouldn't have any issue with this.

They are nearly bankrupt from paying the pedophile cases, you really think the Archdiocese has appetite to defy executive orders and fight this in court?

I'll just say this and then I'll disengage from what is likely to be an unproductive conversation.
I don't need the constitutional protection of religious freedom (well, perhaps I do because I'm also guaranteed freedom from religion as a result, I'll think on that) so my only dog in the fight at the moment is that governors all over the country are getting a taste of putting constitutional protections on hold. And that kind of power tastes good.
So, I always talk about slippery slopes with regard to constitutional freedoms. I've always said in the past that it is important to defend them all, even the ones you don't care about or for because they all dovetail in one way or another.
To put my final point on this, at some point, and in some cases already, things on twitter or reddit have been removed as being "false or fake" information. Do you want, during a national emergency, Donald Trump determining whatbis fake news to be suppressed?

Maybe you're new here....

I'll just say this and then I'll disengage from what is likely to be an unproductive conversation.
I don't need the constitutional protection of religious freedom (well, perhaps I do because I'm also guaranteed freedom from religion as a result, I'll think on that) so my only dog in the fight at the moment is that governors all over the country are getting a taste of putting constitutional protections on hold. And that kind of power tastes good.
So, I always talk about slippery slopes with regard to constitutional freedoms. I've always said in the past that it is important to defend them all, even the ones you don't care about or for because they all dovetail in one way or another.
To put my final point on this, at some point, and in some cases already, things on twitter or reddit have been removed as being "false or fake" information. Do you want, during a national emergency, Donald Trump determining whatbis fake news to be suppressed?

That is not what it says. "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others" (Matthew 6:5 NIV). Those people who choose to do it publicly aren't hypocrites rather don't be like those who are doing it publicly to be seen. Continuing on with your flawed thought, assembling at a church (or any house of worship) is more than just prayer. As has been noted there is teaching, preaching, and sacraments. To hold to that scripture to say that people who pray in public are hypocrites is tenuous as best and borderline willful ignorance at worst.

Matthew 6 also quite clearly says that you should pray by yourself, that those who need to do it publicly are hypocrites. So if you are following the bible, you shouldn't have any issue with this.

Some ACLU lawyer would orgasm to be able to champion this scenario

If they wanted to, they wouldn't have to fight in court.

They'd have priests and parishoners holding sit-ins in churches across the city.

Some ACLU lawyer would orgasm to be able to champion this scenario

Some ACLU lawyer would orgasm to be able to champion this scenario

You or I don't know what is in their hearts. If you believe that they are all faking and hypocrites that is your interpretation. Your argument was fallacious to begin with and now you have pivoted to questioning the beliefs of those at a Megachurch. Besides, the hypocrite part that you are citing...in your megachurch example now has to do with "worship" whereas what you quoted from Matthew has to do with prayer. You were saying about being willfully ignorant?

The context of Matthew 18 has nothing to do with corporate worship. It is dealing with a believer who wrongs you.

You wanted to debate the meaning of Matthew 6 that you used out of context, then applied it to a group worshiping in a Megachurch since you were wrong, and now mention Matthew 18 way way way out of context. But you're not pivoting...just waiting for you to give up and tell to go eat a bag of dicks...or pivot or got way out of context again...

Just take the L...

Have you found me an example yet that doesn't fit the context? Darko and Spaulding are working hard on it. Maybe you can help them.

Or you could tell me how not getting in a room with other people infringes on your personal ability to worship.

Either one would be awesome.

Thanks