A question:

Why allow people to gather when you're asking people not to gather?

And I get it: mental health, balance, etc. I'm well-versed in the former, less so in the latter. But mental health extends beyond being able to go to church.

Like any other gathering, going to church can be done virtually, and was for a quite a while during the spring.

But that's not really the point.

The point is, and I'm venturing a guess here, but the messaging gets lost on people when they can do one thing that allows gathering but can't do another thing that involves gathering.

For the people who don't go to church but go with a couple buddies for wings on a Wednesday, they can't do that, but 100 people can gathering in a church on a Sunday for an hour or so.

Both pose the same risk, if I'm not mistaken. Both also provide the same benefits to those who attend either of them.

Also, this isn't aimed at churchgoers or any other faith-based institutions.

It's a matter of messaging.