D&D and the rising pandemic

[Dannyalcatraz]

pretty sure religions really never mention vaccinations.... until a bunch of antivaxxers made their own 20 seconds ago religion with that purpose.

Within many faiths, there are teachings about “the mark of the beast” or man not changing what the divine hath wrought, etc., without a lot of specificity.

’Cause just like modern legislators, the people who wrote those down knew too much specificity in drafting rules meant it was easier to find loopholes to them. In a sense, vaguer is better in some cases. So there’s rules against cutting hair, or not cutting hair, against piecing or tattoos, what & when you can or cannot eat, what you can or cannot wear, and so forth.

Couple that with things like prophesies and so forth, and anything new and scary can be designated as against XYZ’s religion.

 

[Ryujin]

pretty sure religions really never mention vaccinations.... until a bunch of antivaxxers made their own 20 seconds ago religion with that purpose.

It's an extension of the same interpretations that bar several from receiving transfusions so yeah, they already existed.

 

[Garthanos]

Decided not going there was a better idea...

 

[Umbran]

pretty sure religions really never mention vaccinations....

Mod Note:
Religion folks? Remember the rules? So, we are going to drop this line of discussion. Thanks.

 

[Maxperson]

Within many faiths, there are teachings about “the mark of the beast” or man not changing what the divine hath wrought, etc., without a lot of specificity.

’Cause just like modern legislators, the people who wrote those down knew too much specificity in drafting rules meant it was easier to find loopholes to them. In a sense, vaguer is better in some cases. So there’s rules against cutting hair, or not cutting hair, against piecing or tattoos, what & when you can or cannot eat, what you can or cannot wear, and so forth.

Couple that with things like prophesies and so forth, and anything new and scary can be designated as against XYZ’s religion.

Edit: Nevermid. Just saw the mod post.

 

[GreyLord]

Well, I'm am very glad I am vaccinated. People in my area are not really vaccinated all that much in any great percentage. Thus far, I don't think it's hit high numbers, but it's coming (and coming fast...we can't evade the massive rise in cases all around us. The city nearby has had a major spike, we've just been luck thus far, but with all the unvaccinated, it cannot be long).

I believe the deaths unofficially (not the official numbers) of Covid deaths in the US already number over 1 million (not that anyone is talkinga bout it...and these are preliminary numbers that won't be finalized for over a year from now anyways).

My group is talking about going on hiatus once again just to be on the cautious side (and we are all vaccinated! This is really unfair that we are even talking about this because some others don't care enough about others or themselves to get vaccinated in the first place) and going online again. We JUST STARTED meeting in person again and we are thinking about going online again!?

This really sucks for anyone who has tried their best to keep the rules and do their best to be safe. It really stinks. I really liked meeting in person for RPGs...and I hate that the situation has risen so quickly that we may be going online again. It's just not...the same.

We need to make a decision this weekend I feel (cases are rising dramatically in communities all around us and I think it's only a matter of time before it hits us hard)...and I think it's going to be the choice to go online completely again.

 

[AnotherGuy]

And does anyone here believe they will make vaccines mandatory?

Yes.

 

[Zardnaar]

Jabby Mc Jab Jab done. No side effects but I think I have a new favorite song.



In other news the qurantine system is booked out to around November. Economy is growing and unemployment is down to 4%. Upward pressure on wages.

Labour market predicted to be strong as immigration slows - recruiter

A student job recruiter says these are unprecedented times for the labour market, as youth unemployment drops and job listings soar.

www.rnz.co.nz

Keep waiting for the penny to drop.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The SARS at night
Hides in plain sight
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Deep in the heart of Texas!

A few weeks ago, the Catholic Diocese of Dallas set a reopening date of August 15th to end the dispensation for attending mass and for all the faithful to return to live services. No overarching rules were given to the individual parishes- each church would decide how to to handle the concerns of distancing, masking, etc.

Sooooo…with Delta raging across Texas now- coupled with Gov. Abbot’s order preventing municipalities and government branches from issuing their own orders- some of us are questioning the wisdom of proceeding with that plan, and should be reconsidered. That in mind, Mom (75yo, lifelong Catholic) sent a carefully worded email to our bishop asking for guidance last night. We shall see…