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“You’ve Been Warned!” De Blasio Threatens to Send “Enforcement Agents” to Close Churches, Synagogues

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned pastors and other religious leaders to either shut down their houses of worship – or else.

“You have been warned. You need to stop services,” de Blasio told reporters on Friday.

“Help people practice their faith in different ways, but not in groups, not in gatherings that can endanger people,” he said.

The mayor said the police department, fire department and building inspectors “will force congregations to disperse if they are found holding worship services this week,” Politico reports.

Any congregation that refuses to comply with the mayor’s order, could face fines or have their buildings permanently closed, Fox 5 NYC reports. 

“If you go to your synagogue, if you go to your church and attempt to hold services, after having been told so often not to, our enforcement agents will have no choice, but to shut down those services,” de Blasio said. “I don’t say that with any joy. It’s the last thing I would like to do, because I understand how important people’s faiths are to them, and we need our faith in this time of crisis. But we do not need gatherings that will endanger people.”

Religious liberty is under direct assault in New York City, folks.

There’s no doubt that churches should take reasonable precautions to protect their congregations. It’s prudent to cancel services or move to online worship.

But the government has no right to dispatch “enforcement agents” to literally shut down houses of worship in the name of public safety.

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