Were I de Blasio confronted with these Morons I would ask that they have their God contact me directly, if he himself were to turn up and assured me of the safety of allowing meetings to continue in opposition to the law and common sense, then I would consider allowing them to continue, however if he did not show up and instruct me thus I would have to assume that this was simply His tacit denial of the petition and I would have to close the buildings in accordance with his will.

While the instinct of the nonbeliever may be to scoff at the leaders of religious zealots who insist on gathering during the pandemic, and chalk them up as Darwinism in action, think of the innocents who may be affected by this disregard. Children who are unfortunate enough to have been born into an orthodox family have little choice in the matter, not to mention the unsuspecting nonbeliever who for weeks practiced social distancing only to be infected by a member of a religious community. Beliefs have consequences.