You have the right to decide not to wear a mask.

The whole controversy over wearing or not wearing a mask finds me once again striving to balance my religious beliefs with our governmental laws. Of course, there is really no balance to be struck.

1. God
2. Country

Wearing a mask is done FOR others and that’s Bible 101

It can be argued that as an American citizen one has the right to decide for themselves.

That’s the crux of the abortion v anti-abortion debate, is it not?  Most non-maskers I know are also anti-abortionists. Strange that. It seems sometimes individual choice is okay and other times it is not?

So, you have a right to not wear a mask.

Okay.

Businesses also have the right to deny you service if you are not wearing a mask.

No Mask
No Shirt
No Shoes
No Service

I have actually seen such a sign. I have also seen non-mask wearers become belligerent and hostile toward employees for not being allowed access to a store or restaurant without wearing a mask.

You can’t have it both ways! 

With Freedom comes great responsibility. 

You make your decision and you reap your reward or consequence. 

You see, the I have a right to not wear a mask crowd confuse inconvenience with oppression. They confuse luxury with liberty for they know not what Liberty truly is.  And of course they conveniently blur the line between freedom and anarchy to fit their narrative. 

The most disheartening aspect of this debate is the need to teach adults to care for others. That’s what this is all about. Placing individual interests above those of the groups interests is selfish. A refusal to be inconvenienced by a luxury being impinged upon rather than being of service to fellow man. Evil.

Yeah, that got your attention, but it certainly is not in keeping with the teachings of any positive religion which promote good, so, evil it is. 

And divisive.  

Exactly what we need in our society these days is more divisiveness, right? (note my extreme sarcasm here) 

We need to focus on living FOR one another if we want to make the world a better place for all. 

But maybe, that’s not your goal?