You may have read about the Staten Island bar owner who tried to beat the lockdown by proclaiming his establishment an "autonomous zone". In England, a couple of pubs thought outside the box and are trying to avoid being shut down by becoming churches.
"A Leicestershire pub has applied to become a church in an attempt to beat the Tier 3 Covid restrictions and stay open for business. The New Baron of Hinckley has said it would be renamed as 'The Church of New Baron' and would offer 'confession rooms' staffed by the owner, Nirad Solanki.
He told the Leicester Mercury that he was simply 'trying to think outside the box' and keep his punters coming together in the community.
'If churches and synagogues can open, why not do this?
On Facebook, the pub played on its prospective conversion to a religious premises. 'Bless you my children!' they wrote. 'Who's joining us for some Holy Ale and Niri Chicken!!!'"
"...This isn't the first time that a hospitality venue has attempted to convert to a church in order to beat the new regulations. A Nottingham tequila bar called 'The 400 Rabbits' is trying to do the same thing, by issuing a formal application to become 'The Church of 400 Rabbits'."
These new "churches" had better start publishing some creeds or other statements of doctrine if they hope to have a chance to gain the system.
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So, the bartender is the "priest" offering communion?
ReplyDeleteThat would make him the "Highball Priest". I bet his seminary parties were pretty wild.
DeleteI've read about churches declaring their services are "protests" to get around restrictions.
ReplyDeleteHow about if the government just gets out of the way and lets people make their own decisions?
Off topic: I've read A.S. Haley's post on the Texas lawsuit. My fingers are crossed for its success. Either we have a constitutional republic, or we don't.
ReplyDeleteI never try to guess what the SCOTUS decides. That court is like a black box. You put something into it and what comes out is something completely different.
DeleteWell, my hope was short-lived. SC found a way to punt.
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