Separation of Church and State means neither the president nor the governors have the power to direct them to re-open.
Jeremy Diamond @JDiamond1
22 May 2020
"If they don't do it, I will override the governors," Trump says of reopening churches

May 22, 2020 · 6:44 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Did you actually read what you tweeted? If they don't have the power to open them, they don't have the power to close them in the first place so why are they closed against their will?
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Closing them for purposes of public safety is not messing with religion, it's protecting the public.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
This is a confusing comment based on the fact preachers have been arrested for holding services and not abiding the law of social gatherings of no more than 10 people. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lou…
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The opposite is also true. I ran a non-demonational church for six years. If I had said, "We're going to remain closed for reasons of public safety," the govt. would not have had the right to make me open it.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
I thought seperation of powers meant you can't force your church going beliefs into law.
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Yes, it does. And it also means the opposite. It has a dual function.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
That’s... not even remotely what the separation of church and state means.
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Sure as hell does. The first amendment to the US Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." A church choosing to remain closed for reasons of public safety is "the free exercise thereof."
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Then that also means they don’t have the power to close them.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
She's right
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