lifesitenews--2020-12-22--Top trade official’s report details 2020 election fraud, state by state

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December 21 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — Peter Navarro is the Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy .
He 's also someone with a clear , logical mind and a gift for distilling the narrative essence of complicated , disparate facts emerging from the six contested states in this election .
The 30-page report , plus six pages of supporting footnotes , sets out the six different kinds of fraud and explains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It then concludes that , especially given Biden 's narrow margin of victory in the contested states , removing the fraudulent votes gives Trump an overwhelming victory and a clear Electoral College win .
The report , entitled `` The Immaculate Deception : Six Key Dimensions of Election Irregularities , '' is here .
The factual discussion can be boiled down to this chart , which lists the different types of irregularities , shows in which states they are known to have occurred , and shows how the fraud vastly exceeds Biden 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of us are familiar with each of these claimed frauds , but I can guarantee you that none of us has seen them stated with such narrative clarity .
The report ties together every aspect of the fraudulent election without confusing the reader or overwhelming him with facts .
It is a masterful analysis .
It 's also too long to summarize here .
Instead , the remainder of this post quotes Navarro 's top-line findings , in which he explains how the system failed , who 's at fault , and what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experiment is to continue : • The weight of evidence and patterns of irregularities are such that it is irresponsible for anyone — especially the mainstream media — to claim there is `` no evidence '' of fraud or irregularities .
• The ballots in question because of the identified election irregularities are more than sufficient to swing the outcome in favor of President Trump should even a relatively small portion of these ballots be ruled illegal .
• All six battleground states exhibit most , or all , six dimensions of election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a unique mix of issues that might be considered `` most important . ''
To put this another way , all battleground states are characterized by the same or similar election irregularities , but , like Tolstoy 's unhappy families , each battleground state is different in its own election irregularity way .
• This was theft by a thousand cuts across six dimensions and six battleground states rather than any one single `` silver bullet '' election irregularity .
• In refusing to investigate a growing number of legitimate grievances , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complicit in shielding the American public from the truth .
This is a dangerous game that simultaneously undermines the credibility of the media and the stability of our political system and republic .
• Those journalists , pundits , and political leaders now participating in what has become a Biden Whitewash should acknowledge the six dimensions of election irregularities and conduct the appropriate investigations to determine the truth about the 2020 election .
If this is not done before Inauguration Day , we risk putting into power an illegitimate and illegal president lacking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American people .
• The failure to aggressively and fully investigate the six dimensions of election irregularities assessed in this report is a signal failure not just of our anti-Trump mainstream media and censoring social media , but also of both our legislative and judicial branches .
• Republican governors in Arizona and Georgia together with Republican majorities in both chambers of the State Legislatures of five of the six battleground states — Arizona , Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin — have had both the power and the opportunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ irregularities presented in this report .
Yet , wilting under intense political pressure , these politicians have failed in their constitutional duties and responsibilities to do so — and thereby failed both their states and this nation as well as their party .
• Both state courts and federal courts , including the Supreme Court , have failed the American people in refusing to appropriately adjudicate the election irregularities that have come before them .
Their failures pose a great risk to the American Republic .
• If these election irregularities are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thereby effectively allowed to stand , this nation runs the very real risk of never being able to have a fair presidential election again — with the down-ballot Senate races scheduled for January 5 in Georgia an initial test case of this looming risk .
Published with permission from the American Thinker .

Peter Navarro has a gift for distilling the narrative essence of complicated, disparate facts emerging from the six contested states in this election.
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December 21, 2020 (American Thinker) — Peter Navarro is the Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. He's also someone with a clear, logical mind and a gift for distilling the narrative essence of complicated, disparate facts emerging from the six contested states in this election. The 30-page report, plus six pages of supporting footnotes, sets out the six different kinds of fraud and explains how they appeared in each state. It then concludes that, especially given Biden's narrow margin of victory in the contested states, removing the fraudulent votes gives Trump an overwhelming victory and a clear Electoral College win.
The report, entitled “The Immaculate Deception: Six Key Dimensions of Election Irregularities,” is here. The factual discussion can be boiled down to this chart, which lists the different types of irregularities, shows in which states they are known to have occurred, and shows how the fraud vastly exceeds Biden's alleged “victory” margin:
Many of us are familiar with each of these claimed frauds, but I can guarantee you that none of us has seen them stated with such narrative clarity. The report ties together every aspect of the fraudulent election without confusing the reader or overwhelming him with facts.
It is a masterful analysis. It's also too long to summarize here. Instead, the remainder of this post quotes Navarro's top-line findings, in which he explains how the system failed, who's at fault, and what needs to be done if the American experiment is to continue:
The weight of evidence and patterns of irregularities are such that it is irresponsible for anyone — especially the mainstream media — to claim there is “no evidence” of fraud or irregularities.
The ballots in question because of the identified election irregularities are more than sufficient to swing the outcome in favor of President Trump should even a relatively small portion of these ballots be ruled illegal.
All six battleground states exhibit most, or all, six dimensions of election irregularities. However, each state has a unique mix of issues that might be considered “most important.” To put this another way, all battleground states are characterized by the same or similar election irregularities, but, like Tolstoy's unhappy families, each battleground state is different in its own election irregularity way.
This was theft by a thousand cuts across six dimensions and six battleground states rather than any one single “silver bullet” election irregularity.
In refusing to investigate a growing number of legitimate grievances, the anti-Trump media and censoring social media are complicit in shielding the American public from the truth. This is a dangerous game that simultaneously undermines the credibility of the media and the stability of our political system and republic.
Those journalists, pundits, and political leaders now participating in what has become a Biden Whitewash should acknowledge the six dimensions of election irregularities and conduct the appropriate investigations to determine the truth about the 2020 election. If this is not done before Inauguration Day, we risk putting into power an illegitimate and illegal president lacking the support of a large segment of the American people.
The failure to aggressively and fully investigate the six dimensions of election irregularities assessed in this report is a signal failure not just of our anti-Trump mainstream media and censoring social media, but also of both our legislative and judicial branches. Republican governors in Arizona and Georgia together with Republican majorities in both chambers of the State Legislatures of five of the six battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — have had both the power and the opportunity to investigate the six dimensions of election irregularities presented in this report. Yet, wilting under intense political pressure, these politicians have failed in their constitutional duties and responsibilities to do so — and thereby failed both their states and this nation as well as their party. Both state courts and federal courts, including the Supreme Court, have failed the American people in refusing to appropriately adjudicate the election irregularities that have come before them. Their failures pose a great risk to the American Republic.
If these election irregularities are not fully investigated prior to Inauguration Day and thereby effectively allowed to stand, this nation runs the very real risk of never being able to have a fair presidential election again — with the down-ballot Senate races scheduled for January 5 in Georgia an initial test case of this looming risk.
Image: Chart from The Immaculate Deception.
Published with permission from the American Thinker.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-22--Italy thrown into disarray as premier imposes lockdown over Christmas

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ROME , December 21 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Friday that the country will face a nationwide lockdown , akin to the stringent summer lockdown , between Christmas Eve and January 6 .
“ It ’ s not an easy decision , but these measures are necessary , ” Conte said .
Currently , Italy operates a color-coded , three-tier system whereby citizens are restricted more or less harshly to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with the “ red zone ” being “ high-risk ” and entailing the greatest restrictions , the “ orange zone ” sitting at “ middle-risk , ” and the “ yellow zone ” as “ low-risk ” and being the least restrictive .
In none of the tiers is full freedom of movement permitted , as denizens of yellow tiers can travel only to and from other yellow-tier areas .
But on Friday , Prime Minister Conte announced that all of Italy will be plunged into the “ red zone ” from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again from December 31 to January 6 .
On these days , the economy faces strict lockdown measures , with hospitality having to close as well as so-called “ non-essential ” shops .
Even takeaway meals can be ordered only until 10 P.M .
Churches will still be open for religious services for the duration of the lockdown , but only until 10 P.M. , ruling out Christmas Day midnight Masses .
The days in between the “ red zone ” lockdown ( December 28–30 and January 4 ) will become “ orange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” shops can reopen , but bars and restaurants will have to remain closed .
The “ red zone ” restrictions are added to the curfew that has already been in effect in most parts of the country .
Italians are not allowed to leave their homes between the hours of 10 P.M. and 5 A.M. unless they can prove that they have “ essential reasons , ” listed as “ work or health.
” Individuals are required to fill out a “ modulo di autodichiarazione , ” or self-declaration form , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have deigned to venture outside their homes at night .
Wanted in Rome reports that the “ form requires the holder to include personal details stating who they are , where they are coming from , and where they are going , their reasons for being out , and that they are aware of the penalties involved for breaking the curfew rules.
” Breaking curfew can land you a €200 fine ( about $ 245 ) , but one man recently was fined double that after he broke curfew in November .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The situation is still difficult , it ’ s difficult across the whole of Europe .
It ’ s for this reason we are really worried that the [ infection ] curve could rise during the festive period.
” Conte is expected to begin his mass rollout scheme for the COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the month , now that the European Commission has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use in the E.U .
Vaccinations could begin as early as December 27 .
The imposition of locking people in their homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ necessary measures to curb a death toll out of control has come under mounting scrutiny .
On the former , Phil Lawler of CatholicCulture.org writes that , contrary to what Western governments would like you to think , there “ really isn ’ t much evidence at all that lockdowns are saving lives .
There is abundant evidence , on the other hand , that the lockdowns have imposed immense costs on society.
” “ The economic costs — the businesses going bankrupt , the restaurants closed , the family firms destroyed — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but more frightening , are the costs to people with medical problems not related to COVID , ” Lawler warned .
One only needs to look at the “ deaths associated with loneliness and depression , such as suicides and drug overdoses , ” which “ soared ” this year , to grasp the devastating and deadly effects of strict lockdowns .
Italy is joined by many other European countries in imposing a Christmas lockdown , including the U.K. , whose prime minister , Boris Johnson , announced that most of the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 4 restriction levels .
They are also joined by Germany , which has had a national lockdown in place since December 16 , lasting until January 10 .
Denmark , the Czech Republic , and the Netherlands will all be entering national lockdowns from Christmas Eve until at least early January 2021 .
Many other European states have some form of travel restrictions in place , though they fall shy of a full lockdown .

PETITION UPDATE (8/27/2020)
Thank you for continuing to SIGN and SHARE this petition, which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask orders within their borders.
Facebook has restored the share link for this petition, saying that the decision to block it was a 'mistake...'
Please share with your Facebook friends, but we should all take heed of this warning: when an organization or individuals have to beg, plead and cajole just to express objective truths, it may be time to start looking for other social networking platforms.
Facebook needs to treat its users with respect, no matter their political persuasion. Moreover, Facebook needs to treat objective reality and facts with more respect.
One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop!
Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable.
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PETITION UPDATE (8/25/2020)
Facebook is actively censoring this petition, saying that some people find it 'abusive.'
How anyone could find alternate facts about oppressive mask mandates 'abusive' is incredible...that is, impossible to believe.
This is exactly the kind of censorship which Big Tech is getting a bad reputation for.
The fact that Facebook calls differing opinion and objective reality "abusive" says a lot about Facebook and their agenda to silence reason and logic, not just conservatives and Christians.
But, people are more intelligent than Facebook give them credit for.
And, the more this continues, the more reasonable people will look alternate platforms to share their thoughts and connect with their friends and family. The more that happens, the less revenue Facebook will generate.
All of us have a decision to make, and the time is coming where we might have to tell our Facebook friends that we are moving to another platform.
We are encouraging people to continue SIGNING this petition and SHARING it via other platforms such as Parler and Gab, and to share the link below with your family and friends on Whatsapp, Telegram, Threema and Signal.
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One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop!
Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable.
Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask mandates within their borders.
Public health policies should be based on science and logic, not on the type of political posturing and virtue-signaling which led Joe Biden to recently call for a national mask mandate.
And, public health policies certainly shouldn't lead to a situation where more people could become sick.
But, that is exactly what these mandatory mask mandates are doing.
Here are four inconvenient facts about masks:
1) Masks** are largely ineffective at stopping the transmission of viruses.
The vast majority of masks worn by the public are made from material which cannot filter-out viruses because virus particles are too small to catch or obstruct. Wearing cloth masks to stop a virus is like putting a bee in a bird cage to keep it from flying away.
Wearing a mask for long periods of time ensures that the wearer has a warm and moist receptacle around his or her mouth, on which viruses and bacteria can land and accumulate.
Thus, masks are actually likely to have little effect in stopping the spread of COVID-19 acting as a barrier, but could actually make things worse acting as a receptacle.
2) Mandates which call for masks to be worn outdoors are both absurd and oppressive.
3) There are clearly documented hazards of wearing masks for long periods of time.
4) And, since school is on everyone's mind...
Notwithstanding the above information on the ineffectiveness of most masks against viruses, we don't know if asymptomatic children can even transmit the virus.
But, it was a reported in an article in the July 21, 2020 Uk Times that: "There has been no recorded case of a teacher catching the coronavirus from a pupil anywhere in the world, according to one of the UK government's leading scientific advisers."
And, we also know that children are extremely unlikely to get seriously ill or die from COVID infections. In any case, children cannot possibly be expected to wear a mask properly in a way that would cut transmission.
There are still a lot of unknowns about COVID-19, but we have grown in our understanding of this disease since the beginning of the crisis.
The knowledge we have gained should allow government and health authorities to make more nuanced policies than the current one-size-fits-all mask mandates.
Where are the legislative hearings in county commissions, and state, provincial or federal legislatures before these drastic actions are mandated? Where are the open and transparent debates among experts that provide our representatives with the necessary information to make good policy decisions?
The real pandemic is the panic and the resulting tyranny that is being caused by dictatorial governors, corporate media and the monopolistic Big Tech.
The truth is that COVID-19 is like a bad cold for most people; this is not ebola or the plague.
Of course, the very elderly and those with serious health conditions should take precautions or be quarantined, but the rest of society should begin the long process of returning to normality.
The frenzy to force everyone to wear a mask, at all times, has gone beyond all comprehension, and goes against science and logic.
Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse any mandatory mask order within the borders of their county, state, province, or country.
Thank you!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART I - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear
'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART II - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear-part-ii
OSHA Document on Surgical Masks and Respirators stating that surgical masks do NOT prevent airborne particles (e.g. viruses) from being inhaled - https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3219.pdf
'PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives - and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics' - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8537489/PETER-HITCHENS-Face-masks-turn-voiceless-submissives.html
**Here, we are referring to the masks worn by the vast majority of the public, not to specialist masks or respirator-type masks.
***Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com


lifesitenews--2020-12-22--Belgian Catholics secure right to worship, barely, against bishops’ resistance

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December 21 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The story of how Belgian Catholics regained the possibility to assist at Mass under the country ’ s new partial deconfinement rules is a strange one .
Belgian bishops did not budge beyond a perfunctory communiqué when it was decided on November 29 that all religious celebrations would continue to be banned , except for funerals and weddings , and even these could take place only with a maximum of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five at a wedding .
Not a single public Mass would be allowed until January 15 at the earliest , the authorities decided , in a COVID-19 measure that aimed to deprive Belgian subjects even of Christmas .
And the Belgian bishops did not protest .
If it hadn ’ t been for a number of Belgian Jewish organizations , such as Thora Vejirah from Anvers , things would probably have stayed that way .
As it was , these observing Jews marched to the Council of State and complained that shops and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the present lockdown rules , but not places of worship — all places of worship : synagogues , temples , mosques , and churches ...
They obtained from the Council of State the first victory over a COVID-19 measure since the start of the first lockdown back in March .
On December 8 , the highest administrative authority in Belgium tasked with assessing the legality of executive decisions decided that imposing a general ban on religious ceremonies is going too far .
It slammed a “ disproportionate restriction ” of freedom of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not even made room for “ collective worship to go ahead under certain circumstances , for instance only on demand with an agreement on time and place.
” The administrative court added that by the following Sunday , December 13 , existing measures would need to be replaced by new “ ones that would not “ unreasonably restrict the collective expression of public worship.
” The Belgian government had no choice but to follow this command .
But it came up with a 15-person rule for all celebrations ( not including children under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The new rule includes a disposition under which no more than one person per 10 square meters is allowed to assist at Mass in a church or chapel , with a distance of at least 1.5 meters between persons who do not belong to a “ family bubble , ” and obligatory hand disinfection and face masks .
The Belgian Bishops ’ Conference reacted with a statement of satisfaction , hailing the fact that “ parishes can now welcome more faithful for prayer , a moment of meditation , lighting a candle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an offering for the destitute.
” “ This Sunday , we can celebrate a moment of prayer or the liturgy , in particular the Eucharist , with 15 people present [ . ]
... Local parishes and pastoral units will decide regarding this possibility , taking into account possible directives from their diocese.
” Remember we are talking about Sunday , the day when all Catholics are in principle required to go to Mass in order to sanctify the day of the Lord , and about the Eucharist ... which appears not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Belgian bishops .
Their statement added : “ On ordinary Sundays and even more on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day , many faithful will unfortunately be denied access .
Midnight Masses will not take place because of the curfew [ . ]
... During the coming weeks of lockdown , dominical celebrations broadcast on radio and television will remain for most faithful the means ‘ par excellence ’ of uniting themselves to the Eucharist.
” They concluded : “ The bishops stress that this slight relaxation of lockdown should in no way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic is diminishing .
Once again , they express their solidarity with the government , the health care sector , and all those who are tirelessly fighting the virus .
They deserve our full support .
Together , we will overcome the pandemic.
” The statement did not contain a single word about God , Jesus , the meaning of Christmas , individuals ’ and society ’ s obligation to worship the true God , or even the suffering of the faithful who have already been deprived of the Eucharist since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way , their previous November 29 communiqué started by a proclamation of “ solidarity ” with government measures “ in order to counter the pandemic , avoid as many victims as possible , and relieve the pressure ” on the Belgian health sector .
They called the ban on public celebrations something that the bishops and “ many faithful ” were “ sensing ” to be a “ limitation to their experience of the faith ” and announced that they wanted to “ resume dialogue ” with the authorities over the issue .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ open to the faithful , who are allowed to pray there individually .
But they fell short of seizing the courts in order to proclaim and demand the rights of worship in a historically Catholic country .
A few days earlier , the spokesman for the Belgian bishops , Geert De Kerpel , indeed told a group of “ concerned Catholics ” asking for mobilization in favor of public worship : “ We have every respect and understanding for believers who want to make Masses accessible once more to the public , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what the government deems necessary.
” They themselves did not appear to be concerned about the incoherence of the “ corona rules ” : shops are open to preserve the commercial interests linked to the Christmas season , but static religious ceremonies , which do not appear to favor the spread of COVID-19 , are not .
In guidelines published for the coming celebrations , the Belgian Bishops ’ Conference made clear that celebrants and faithful should stay as far apart as possible and that the distribution of Holy Communion should take place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masked , and communicant should stretch out their arms as far as possible , and the celebrant should “ drop ” the host into the communicant ’ s outstretched hand , the guidelines say .
In fact , the Belgian bishops seemingly would prefer that their flock remain at home .
Shortly before the severely restrictive 15-person rule went into effect last Sunday , spokesman Geert De Kerpel said : “ We will not encourage the faithful to go to Mass.
” Following this incredible statement , an independent Catholic news site , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a parish council member , “ Y.W.
, ” who observed : “ Religious practice will no doubt never recover from those months of lockdown during which we have become accustomed to not going to our churches .
The measures imposed by the political authorities with the acquiescence of docile and passive bishops are a real quencher for the flickering flame of a faith that is in constant retreat in our de-Christianized society.
” Angrily criticizing the bishops ’ ready agreement to the “ ridiculous ” 15-person rule that applies for tiny chapels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writer noted that the absence of episcopal consideration for the “ spiritual good of those entrusted to them ” was “ simply disgusting.
” A group of lay faithful has now decided to seize the Belgian Council of State to demand that the 15-person rule to be overturned .
In neighboring France , it was a similar action on the part of Catholic lay associations such as the AGRIF ( a Christian defense league ) and traditional priestly and religious institutes that obtained the recognition last May that a ban on public worship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberties .
When restrictions were again imposed last November , their example probably played a role in leading the French Bishops ’ Conference to join an even wider group of traditional institutes , Benedictine monasteries , and lay associations to seize the Council of State anew .
This time , success was less complete , but the French government was obliged to change a no less ridiculous “ 30-person rule ” under the pressure of the Catholic hierarchy and repeated demonstrations by the faithful , Sunday after Sunday .
The decision to lift @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eve will also allow Midnight Masses to be celebrated .
Perhaps the government feared another lawsuit before the Council if State if that had not been the case .
Importantly , a number of French bishops clearly stated under the 30-person rule that they would certainly not be policing entries into churches , and indeed many churches welcomed a great deal more worshipers on the one Sunday when the measure remained applicable .
Under present rules ( 6 square meters per participant , roughly a third of churches ’ total capacity ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the faithful to be able to join .
Even so , a 30- to 40-percent fall in dominical practice , which was already desperately low , has been mentioned by a number of parish priests — a tragedy , considering that before COVID-19 , only 4.5 percent of French Catholics went to church every Sunday .
Belgian Catholicism is even more disaster-stricken , with a steady increase of former Catholics now calling themselves atheists and only 3 percent of regular practice , according to the French daily La Croix .
The casual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treating the Mass and encouraging Catholics to stay at home for virtual celebrations is not a sign of hope .

The story of how Belgian Catholics regained the possibility to assist at Mass under the country’s new partial deconfinement rules is a strange one.
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December 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The story of how Belgian Catholics regained the possibility to assist at Mass under the country’s new partial deconfinement rules is a strange one. Belgian bishops did not budge beyond a perfunctory communiqué when it was decided on November 29 that all religious celebrations would continue to be banned, except for funerals and weddings, and even these could take place only with a maximum of 15 persons present at a funeral, five at a wedding. Not a single public Mass would be allowed until January 15 at the earliest, the authorities decided, in a COVID-19 measure that aimed to deprive Belgian subjects even of Christmas.
And the Belgian bishops did not protest.
If it hadn’t been for a number of Belgian Jewish organizations, such as Thora Vejirah from Anvers, things would probably have stayed that way. As it was, these observing Jews marched to the Council of State and complained that shops and public swimming pools are allowed to function under the present lockdown rules, but not places of worship — all places of worship: synagogues, temples, mosques, and churches…
They obtained from the Council of State the first victory over a COVID-19 measure since the start of the first lockdown back in March. On December 8, the highest administrative authority in Belgium tasked with assessing the legality of executive decisions decided that imposing a general ban on religious ceremonies is going too far. It slammed a “disproportionate restriction” of freedom of worship, in which the authorities had not even made room for “collective worship to go ahead under certain circumstances, for instance only on demand with an agreement on time and place.”
The administrative court added that by the following Sunday, December 13, existing measures would need to be replaced by new “ones that would not “unreasonably restrict the collective expression of public worship.”
The Belgian government had no choice but to follow this command. But it came up with a 15-person rule for all celebrations (not including children under 12) that left lay Catholics angry. The new rule includes a disposition under which no more than one person per 10 square meters is allowed to assist at Mass in a church or chapel, with a distance of at least 1.5 meters between persons who do not belong to a “family bubble,” and obligatory hand disinfection and face masks.
The Belgian Bishops’ Conference reacted with a statement of satisfaction, hailing the fact that “parishes can now welcome more faithful for prayer, a moment of meditation, lighting a candle, visiting the Nativity scene or giving an offering for the destitute.” “This Sunday, we can celebrate a moment of prayer or the liturgy, in particular the Eucharist, with 15 people present[.] … Local parishes and pastoral units will decide regarding this possibility, taking into account possible directives from their diocese.”
Remember we are talking about Sunday, the day when all Catholics are in principle required to go to Mass in order to sanctify the day of the Lord, and about the Eucharist…which appears not to be a priority on the agenda of the Belgian bishops.
Their statement added: “On ordinary Sundays and even more on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, many faithful will unfortunately be denied access. Midnight Masses will not take place because of the curfew[.] … During the coming weeks of lockdown, dominical celebrations broadcast on radio and television will remain for most faithful the means ‘par excellence’ of uniting themselves to the Eucharist.”
They concluded: “The bishops stress that this slight relaxation of lockdown should in no way give the impression that the severity of the pandemic is diminishing. Once again, they express their solidarity with the government, the health care sector, and all those who are tirelessly fighting the virus. They deserve our full support. Together, we will overcome the pandemic.”
The statement did not contain a single word about God, Jesus, the meaning of Christmas, individuals’ and society’s obligation to worship the true God, or even the suffering of the faithful who have already been deprived of the Eucharist since the beginning of November.
In the same way, their previous November 29 communiqué started by a proclamation of “solidarity” with government measures “in order to counter the pandemic, avoid as many victims as possible, and relieve the pressure” on the Belgian health sector. They called the ban on public celebrations something that the bishops and “many faithful” were “sensing” to be a “limitation to their experience of the faith” and announced that they wanted to “resume dialogue” with the authorities over the issue. They also encouraged all churches to remain open to the faithful, who are allowed to pray there individually. But they fell short of seizing the courts in order to proclaim and demand the rights of worship in a historically Catholic country.
A few days earlier, the spokesman for the Belgian bishops, Geert De Kerpel, indeed told a group of “concerned Catholics” asking for mobilization in favor of public worship: “We have every respect and understanding for believers who want to make Masses accessible once more to the public, but we are giving our total cooperation to what the government deems necessary.”
They themselves did not appear to be concerned about the incoherence of the “corona rules”: shops are open to preserve the commercial interests linked to the Christmas season, but static religious ceremonies, which do not appear to favor the spread of COVID-19, are not.
— Article continues below Petition — Urgent appeal to the bishops of the world: Feed your flock Show Petition Text 16274 have signed the petition. Let's get to 17500 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition UPDATE (5/21/2020) - The Catholic bishops of Minnesota along with state’s Lutheran leaders have informed their governor that they will defy his continued lockdown order for houses of worship and will begin public religious services in time for Pentecost. The order allows malls, shops, and other retailers to open their doors at fifty percent capacity, and allows businesses—from pet-grooming services to medical cannabis operations—to resume in-person operations...but explicitly leaves in place bans on in-person worship services for more than ten people. The bold move was announced in separate letters sent simultaneously to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison from Most Rev. Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis; from the presidents of the two Lutheran Church Minnesota districts; and from the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, the attorney group working on behalf of the reopening churches. The religious leaders chose to act in defiance of the governor after he revealed his plan last week to reopen commerce in the state while keeping in place the limit for church services to ten people or less. Weeks of dialogue with the governor aimed at achieving equal treatment for houses of worship had reportedly gone nowhere. And, although there are more than 85 archdioceses in North America, this is a good start. Archbishop Hebda is to be commended for his courage and action in the face of discrimination by the state government. While the "Mall of America" and casinos were allowed to reopen by the state at 50% capacity, churches were held to just 10 people per service. And, thus, the Archbishop rightly judged the policy to discriminate against houses of worship.
Please READ THE FULL STORY by clicking on this link. And if you haven't already, please SIGN this petition, which ask ALL the bishops of the Church to be courageous in restoring the sacraments to their flocks. ____________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE (4/15/2020) - In the first instance of reinstating the sacraments to the faithful in the U.S., the bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico has lifted a diocesan ban on public Masses, stating in a letter to his priests that “depriving the faithful of the nourishment offered through the Eucharist” cannot “become the ‘status quo’ for the foreseeable future.” Bishop Peter Baldacchino advised his priests in the April 15 letter obtained by the Catholic News Agency that they can resume offering the sacraments as long as they abide by state-order health directives. Bishop Baldacchino stated: "While it is true that we need to take every reasonable precaution to reduce the spread of Coronavirus, it is equally true that we offer the greatest ‘essential service’ to our people." Let us congratulate Bishop Baldacchino for this courageous step! And, let us also encourage his brother bishops to follow his example. Thank you for continuing to SIGN this urgent and crucial petition. _____________________________________________________________________________ Please SIGN this petition, asking our bishops to work tirelessly to find creative and safe ways to restore, to us, their flock, the sacraments through which our Blessed Lord's sanctifying graces flow. We read in the Holy Bible: "As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend My sheep. I will rescue them from every place where they were scattered when it was cloudy and dark ... the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal (but the sleek and the strong I will destroy) shepherding them rightly." Ezekiel 34 During the first years of his reign, one of Pope Francis' most oft-repeated words was "accompaniment." In Evangelium Gaudii, the word was used nine times, in Amoris Laetitia, five times. In many cases, the word was used in a challenging tone and in the general context of ambiguity that has come to define the Francis pontificate. Almost always, the word was meant to challenge the traditions of the Catholic Church. But the tradition of Holy Mother Church is one of radical accompaniment, like that of a mother who would never allow herself to be separated from her child. Now, more than ever, immersed as we are in a world threatened by the spiritual plague of secularism and the physical plague of the Chinese coronavirus, we need our shepherds to protect and feed their flock. Please SIGN this petition, encouraging our bishops to be fearless and creative in their administration of the sacraments. One need not be a medical doctor or a doctor of theology to know that if outdoor physical recreation and grocery shopping is essential and can be accomplished safely during this pandemic, so, too, can the exercise of religious services. There is a battle raging all around us in which the secular world is seeking to eliminate all signs of Christ's presence among us. The current pandemic, like all times of crisis, can be an opportunity to be the light of the world. But make no mistake about it, the enemy of God will use a time of crisis as well. He will use it to separate men from each other and from God. SIGN this petition to implore the bishops to use all available safe and creative means to restore the sacraments to the faithful. Thank you! FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'WATCH: Sick woman in hospital begs priests to courageously minister to sick, dying': https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/watch-sick-woman-in-hospital-begs-priests-to-courageously-minister-to-sick-dying 'UK Catholic bishops suggest priests shouldn’t attend to dying faithful due to coronavirus': https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/uk-catholic-bishops-suggest-priests-shouldnt-attend-to-dying-faithful-due-to-coronavirus 'Expert says it could be 18 months before church services resume: Live COVID-19 updates': https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/police-state-grows-expert-warns-america-it-could-be-18-months-before-church-services-resume 'WATCH: Priest in Italy bravely processes with Eucharist to bless coronavirus-stricken country': https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/watch-priest-in-italy-bravely-processes-with-eucharist-to-bless-coronavirus-stricken-country 'Spanish police shut down Palm Sunday Mass on church rooftop': https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/spanish-police-shut-down-palm-sunday-mass-on-church-rooftop 'Police fine priest and quarantine him for carrying crucifix through the streets': https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/police-fine-priest-and-quarantine-him-for-carrying-crucifix-through-the-streets **Photo: Fr. Tomaso Jozef Jochemczyk processes with the Blessed Sacrament in Italy, March 20, 2020. Taken by: Sister Marie Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
In guidelines published for the coming celebrations, the Belgian Bishops’ Conference made clear that celebrants and faithful should stay as far apart as possible and that the distribution of Holy Communion should take place in the hand. The celebrant, masked, and communicant should stretch out their arms as far as possible, and the celebrant should “drop” the host into the communicant’s outstretched hand, the guidelines say.
In fact, the Belgian bishops seemingly would prefer that their flock remain at home. Shortly before the severely restrictive 15-person rule went into effect last Sunday, spokesman Geert De Kerpel said: “We will not encourage the faithful to go to Mass.”
Following this incredible statement, an independent Catholic news site, Belgicatho.be, published an open letter by a parish council member, “Y.W.,” who observed: “Religious practice will no doubt never recover from those months of lockdown during which we have become accustomed to not going to our churches. The measures imposed by the political authorities with the acquiescence of docile and passive bishops are a real quencher for the flickering flame of a faith that is in constant retreat in our de-Christianized society.”
Angrily criticizing the bishops’ ready agreement to the “ridiculous” 15-person rule that applies for tiny chapels and for immense cathedrals alike, the writer noted that the absence of episcopal consideration for the “spiritual good of those entrusted to them” was “simply disgusting.”
A group of lay faithful has now decided to seize the Belgian Council of State to demand that the 15-person rule to be overturned.
In neighboring France, it was a similar action on the part of Catholic lay associations such as the AGRIF (a Christian defense league) and traditional priestly and religious institutes that obtained the recognition last May that a ban on public worship violates some of the most important fundamental liberties.
When restrictions were again imposed last November, their example probably played a role in leading the French Bishops’ Conference to join an even wider group of traditional institutes, Benedictine monasteries, and lay associations to seize the Council of State anew. This time, success was less complete, but the French government was obliged to change a no less ridiculous “30-person rule” under the pressure of the Catholic hierarchy and repeated demonstrations by the faithful, Sunday after Sunday.
The decision to lift the current curfew in France on Christmas Eve will also allow Midnight Masses to be celebrated. Perhaps the government feared another lawsuit before the Council if State if that had not been the case.
Importantly, a number of French bishops clearly stated under the 30-person rule that they would certainly not be policing entries into churches, and indeed many churches welcomed a great deal more worshipers on the one Sunday when the measure remained applicable. Under present rules (6 square meters per participant, roughly a third of churches’ total capacity), many parishes are organizing multiple Masses for all the faithful to be able to join.
Even so, a 30- to 40-percent fall in dominical practice, which was already desperately low, has been mentioned by a number of parish priests — a tragedy, considering that before COVID-19, only 4.5 percent of French Catholics went to church every Sunday. Belgian Catholicism is even more disaster-stricken, with a steady increase of former Catholics now calling themselves atheists and only 3 percent of regular practice, according to the French daily La Croix.
The casual way in which the Belgian bishops are treating the Mass and encouraging Catholics to stay at home for virtual celebrations is not a sign of hope.
Follow Jeanne Jeanne Smits has worked as a journalist in France since 1987 after obtaining a Master of Arts in Law. She formerly directed the French daily Présent and was editor-in-chief of an all-internet French-speaking news site called reinformation.tv. She writes regularly for a number of Catholic journals (Monde & vie, L’Homme nouveau, Reconquête…) and runs a personal pro-life blog. In addition, she is often invited to radio and TV shows on alternative media. She is vice-president of the Christian and French defense association “AGRIF.” She is the French translator of The Dictator Pope by Henry Sire and Christus Vincit by Bishop Schneider, and recently contributed to the Bref examen critique de la communion dans la main about Communion in the hand. She is married and has three children, and lives near Paris.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-21--Canadian police tackle, arrest 21-year-old for playing hockey against COVID rules

CALGARY , Alberta , December 21 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A Canadian hockey player was aggressively arrested for refusing to quickly leave an outdoor rink after police were called to break up a game of recreational hockey .
The game was allegedly breaking local COVID-19 health restrictions limiting outdoor gathering size of such games to 10 .
The incident took place in Calgary , Alberta , last Thursday , and saw 21-year-old Ocean Weisblatt , under the threat of being hit by a taser gun , question Calgary police as to why they broke up the game .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by police and identify himself but did not comply .
Police then pulled a taser gun on Weisblatt , although they did not use it .
They then tackled him to the ground , cut off his skate laces with a knife , and handcuffed and arrested him .
In a video of the event widely shared on social media , police asked Weisblatt to provide them with his name , but he refused to do so .
The situation then escalated when police pulled him off the ice .
In the video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ What are you guys doing ?
Why are you guys grabbing me ?
, ” to which a police officer says , “ You ’ re under arrest.
” The video of the ordeal shows a female police officer visibly knee Weisblatt while she and another officer try to wrestle him to the ground .
Weisblatt can then be seeing getting free , proceeding to skate back on the ice .
It is at this point , officers can be heard saying , “ Get on the ground.
” Video then shows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gun and saying to Weisblatt , “ Get on the f -- -- -- ground , right now , ” then saying again , “ Get on the ground before I f -- -- -- taser you .
Right now.
” People in the background can be heard telling Weisblatt to get off the ice and on the ground to avoid getting tasered .
In Alberta , provincial COVID-19 restrictions still allow for people from different households to perform physical activities outside , so long as the number in a group does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meters apart .
Today , however , Alberta ’ s top doctor clarified that playing any type of hockey outdoors in Alberta is now illegal .
In Canada , police are not allowed to arrest someone unless they disclose what a person is being charged for .
Also , in Alberta , the practice of “ carding ” or asking one for identification was recently banned .
Authorities came to the rink after someone called to complain , alleging that there were more than 40 people on the ice .
The video of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around 15 people at the rink during the altercation .
At this point in the ordeal , another video of the alteration posted to Twitter shows police trying again to tackle Weisblatt to the ground .
They can be heard saying , “ Get on the ground ” to Weisblatt , who at this point still has his skates on .
It appears that Weisblatt can be heard saying in the video , “ Why are you guys doing this ?
I haven ’ t done anything wrong , ” then adding that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purportedly asked a group of young kids to leave the ice .
Police charged Weisblatt with resisting arrest , obstruction , and breaking a public health order .
The health order ticket by itself carries a fine of $ 1,200 .
Weisblatt comes from a family of young hockey players who were all raised by a single mom who is deaf .
Some of his brothers play in the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) and hope to one day play in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) .
The incident involving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and drew condemnation .
The former general manager of the Calgary Flames , Craig Button , retweeted videos of the arrest , which is notable , considering his current position working at the Canadian sports news network TSN .
Well known former Calgary Flame and Stanley Cup–winner Theoren Fleury , who has been a vocal opponent on social media of COVID lockdowns , blasted the arrest by Calgary Police .
“ This is not a good look for @ CalgaryPolice but thank you for waking people up to what ’ s actually going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a virus and this is a perfect example of why it isn ’ t .
So again thank you for that , ” tweeted Fleury while linking to a video of the incident .
As a result of the condemnation , Calgary Police issued a statement about the event , defending the actions of the officers .
“ People have every right to contest tickets , charges and laws they think are unjust , but that right needs to be exercised in court and not by refusing to obey lawful instructions from officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ physically resist and pull away from officers to try to stop or slow an arrest , ” said the Calgary Police .
“ I will be posting a video tomorrow or the day after to explain the info with everything that has happened since my arrest on thursday at the out door rink , ” wrote Wiesblatt on his Facebook page Saturday .
“ For all the people that are supporting me thank you but we are not done , this is only the start .
I ’ m doing this for my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on your face that is enforced by government should be your choice to wear or not to wear not anyone else ’ s choice because it ’ s your life , body and health .
If you ’ re scared to get sick protect yourself .
I will keep pushing till this problem is solved .
Alone we can do so little , together we can do so much.
” The incident with Wiesblatt is just one of many recent instances in which Canadians have been at the receiving end of law enforcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a four-time Paralympic athlete born with no hands was evicted from a Canadian bookstore for not wearing a mask , despite the fact she is physically unable to put one on without help .
An Ontario man recently found himself one of the latest victims of his provincial COVID-19 rules after mall “ cops ” slammed him to the floor for violating the mall ’ s rules of mandatory mask-wearing and banning eating in its food court .

Video shows a female officer pulling out her taser gun and saying to the young man, 'Get on the ground before I f------ taser you.'
CALGARY, Alberta, December 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A Canadian hockey player was aggressively arrested for refusing to quickly leave an outdoor rink after police were called to break up a game of recreational hockey. The game was allegedly breaking local COVID-19 health restrictions limiting outdoor gathering size of such games to 10.
The incident took place in Calgary, Alberta, last Thursday, and saw 21-year-old Ocean Weisblatt, under the threat of being hit by a taser gun, question Calgary police as to why they broke up the game.
He was told to leave the ice by police and identify himself but did not comply. Police then pulled a taser gun on Weisblatt, although they did not use it. They then tackled him to the ground, cut off his skate laces with a knife, and handcuffed and arrested him.
In a video of the event widely shared on social media, police asked Weisblatt to provide them with his name, but he refused to do so. The situation then escalated when police pulled him off the ice.
In the video, Weisblatt can be heard saying, “What are you guys doing? Why are you guys grabbing me?,” to which a police officer says, “You’re under arrest.”
The video of the ordeal shows a female police officer visibly knee Weisblatt while she and another officer try to wrestle him to the ground. Weisblatt can then be seeing getting free, proceeding to skate back on the ice.
It is at this point, officers can be heard saying, “Get on the ground.” Video then shows a female officer pulling out her taser gun and saying to Weisblatt, “Get on the f—— ground, right now,” then saying again, “Get on the ground before I f—— taser you. Right now.”
People in the background can be heard telling Weisblatt to get off the ice and on the ground to avoid getting tasered.
In Alberta, provincial COVID-19 restrictions still allow for people from different households to perform physical activities outside, so long as the number in a group does not exceed 10 people and they keep two meters apart.
Today, however, Alberta’s top doctor clarified that playing any type of hockey outdoors in Alberta is now illegal.
In Canada, police are not allowed to arrest someone unless they disclose what a person is being charged for. Also, in Alberta, the practice of “carding” or asking one for identification was recently banned.
Authorities came to the rink after someone called to complain, alleging that there were more than 40 people on the ice. The video of the event shared on social media shows around 15 people at the rink during the altercation.
At this point in the ordeal, another video of the alteration posted to Twitter shows police trying again to tackle Weisblatt to the ground. They can be heard saying, “Get on the ground” to Weisblatt, who at this point still has his skates on.
It appears that Weisblatt can be heard saying in the video, “Why are you guys doing this? I haven’t done anything wrong,” then adding that he wanted to know why police had purportedly asked a group of young kids to leave the ice.
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And, the more this continues, the more reasonable people will look alternate platforms to share their thoughts and connect with their friends and family. The more that happens, the less revenue Facebook will generate. All of us have a decision to make, and the time is coming where we might have to tell our Facebook friends that we are moving to another platform. We are encouraging people to continue SIGNING this petition and SHARING it via other platforms such as Parler and Gab, and to share the link below with your family and friends on Whatsapp, Telegram, Threema and Signal. Thank you! ________________________________________________________________________________________ One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop! Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable. Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask mandates within their borders. Public health policies should be based on science and logic, not on the type of political posturing and virtue-signaling which led Joe Biden to recently call for a national mask mandate. And, public health policies certainly shouldn't lead to a situation where more people could become sick. But, that is exactly what these mandatory mask mandates are doing. Here are four inconvenient facts about masks: 1) Masks** are largely ineffective at stopping the transmission of viruses. The vast majority of masks worn by the public are made from material which cannot filter-out viruses because virus particles are too small to catch or obstruct. Wearing cloth masks to stop a virus is like putting a bee in a bird cage to keep it from flying away. Wearing a mask for long periods of time ensures that the wearer has a warm and moist receptacle around his or her mouth, on which viruses and bacteria can land and accumulate. Thus, masks are actually likely to have little effect in stopping the spread of COVID-19 acting as a barrier, but could actually make things worse acting as a receptacle. 2) Mandates which call for masks to be worn outdoors are both absurd and oppressive. 3) There are clearly documented hazards of wearing masks for long periods of time. 4) And, since school is on everyone's mind... Notwithstanding the above information on the ineffectiveness of most masks against viruses, we don't know if asymptomatic children can even transmit the virus. But, it was a reported in an article in the July 21, 2020 Uk Times that: "There has been no recorded case of a teacher catching the coronavirus from a pupil anywhere in the world, according to one of the UK government's leading scientific advisers." And, we also know that children are extremely unlikely to get seriously ill or die from COVID infections. In any case, children cannot possibly be expected to wear a mask properly in a way that would cut transmission. There are still a lot of unknowns about COVID-19, but we have grown in our understanding of this disease since the beginning of the crisis. The knowledge we have gained should allow government and health authorities to make more nuanced policies than the current one-size-fits-all mask mandates. Where are the legislative hearings in county commissions, and state, provincial or federal legislatures before these drastic actions are mandated? Where are the open and transparent debates among experts that provide our representatives with the necessary information to make good policy decisions? The real pandemic is the panic and the resulting tyranny that is being caused by dictatorial governors, corporate media and the monopolistic Big Tech. The truth is that COVID-19 is like a bad cold for most people; this is not ebola or the plague. Of course, the very elderly and those with serious health conditions should take precautions or be quarantined, but the rest of society should begin the long process of returning to normality. The frenzy to force everyone to wear a mask, at all times, has gone beyond all comprehension, and goes against science and logic. Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse any mandatory mask order within the borders of their county, state, province, or country. Thank you! 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Police charged Weisblatt with resisting arrest, obstruction, and breaking a public health order. The health order ticket by itself carries a fine of $1,200.
Weisblatt comes from a family of young hockey players who were all raised by a single mom who is deaf. Some of his brothers play in the Western Hockey League (WHL) and hope to one day play in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The incident involving Weisblatt quickly went viral on social media and drew condemnation.
The former general manager of the Calgary Flames, Craig Button, retweeted videos of the arrest, which is notable, considering his current position working at the Canadian sports news network TSN.
Well known former Calgary Flame and Stanley Cup–winner Theoren Fleury, who has been a vocal opponent on social media of COVID lockdowns, blasted the arrest by Calgary Police.
“This is not a good look for @CalgaryPolice but thank you for waking people up to what’s actually going on. This is no longer about a virus and this is a perfect example of why it isn’t. So again thank you for that,” tweeted Fleury while linking to a video of the incident.
As a result of the condemnation, Calgary Police issued a statement about the event, defending the actions of the officers.
“People have every right to contest tickets, charges and laws they think are unjust, but that right needs to be exercised in court and not by refusing to obey lawful instructions from officers. It is also an offence to physically resist and pull away from officers to try to stop or slow an arrest,” said the Calgary Police.
“I will be posting a video tomorrow or the day after to explain the info with everything that has happened since my arrest on thursday at the out door rink,” wrote Wiesblatt on his Facebook page Saturday. “For all the people that are supporting me thank you but we are not done, this is only the start. I’m doing this for my freedom and yours.”
“The mask on your face that is enforced by government should be your choice to wear or not to wear not anyone else’s choice because it’s your life, body and health. If you’re scared to get sick protect yourself. I will keep pushing till this problem is solved. Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.”
The incident with Wiesblatt is just one of many recent instances in which Canadians have been at the receiving end of law enforcement for allegedly violating coronavirus restrictions.
Recently, a four-time Paralympic athlete born with no hands was evicted from a Canadian bookstore for not wearing a mask, despite the fact she is physically unable to put one on without help.
An Ontario man recently found himself one of the latest victims of his provincial COVID-19 rules after mall “cops” slammed him to the floor for violating the mall’s rules of mandatory mask-wearing and banning eating in its food court.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-21--US businesses can legally require workers be vaccinated. Will they be fired if they say no?

LifeSiteNews has produced an extensive COVID-19 vaccines resources page .
View it here .
WASHINGTON , D.C. , December 21 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Employers in the United States can require that employees be vaccinated , making it possible for businesses to fire workers who refuse COVID-19 shots .
The Charlotte Observer reported today that it is “ entirely legal for a business to require a vaccination , including for COVID-19 , provided that religious and medical accommodations are made , according to health experts and lawyers . ''
It added , however , that “ whether employers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ altogether.
” An informal survey of about 500 North Carolina businesses suggested that only 5 percent of employers would require employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus .
Forty-five percent said they wouldn ’ t , and the rest were undecided .
Some of the factors preventing employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccination include employees ’ reluctance to take the shot , the vaccine ’ s status as a new medical product receiving only “ emergency authorization ” from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) , and its unknown effects on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systems .
However , Dr. David Weber , medical director of hospital epidemiology and associate chief medical officer of the University of North Carolina Health Care in Chapel Hill , told the Observer that it is possible in the next six months that schools and universities will make vaccination a condition of attending classes in person .
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported last week that employers could not require the vaccine , even if they wanted to , because it is not widely available .
However , it stated that the “ emergency authorization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not change “ an employer ’ s legal ability to require a vaccine.
” The onus is on employers to prove that a vaccination is necessary for an employee to do the job , though .
The Inquirer was told that this could mean that the employee works “ in a high-risk environment , such as a hospital or a long-term care facility , and that the vaccine is necessary to keep patients and employees safe ” or that there is a “ direct threat ” of COVID-19 to the employee .
Therefore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accept vaccination to keep your job in a hospital , your employer would have less of a case if you work from home .
The Inquirer also mentioned that some states have “ restrictions ” on requiring government employees to get vaccinations , although Pennsylvania is not one of them .
Meanwhile , employees who don ’ t want to take the vaccine for religious or medical reasons have to be “ accommodated ” by employers , although those who object on purely political grounds do not .
Refusing the COVID-19 vaccination on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who naturally object to accepting a vaccine developed with the use of genetic material from aborted fetuses , thanks to recent statements from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Vatican 's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith .
Both bodies have stated that Catholics may use such vaccines if there are no alternatives .
Some Catholic leaders , however , including Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler , Texas , have declared that they will not accept vaccines using or developed from material taken from aborted children .

Will taking the COVID vaccine become a condition for going to work?
LifeSiteNews has produced an extensive COVID-19 vaccines resources page. View it here.
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Employers in the United States can require that employees be vaccinated, making it possible for businesses to fire workers who refuse COVID-19 shots.
The Charlotte Observer reported today that it is “entirely legal for a business to require a vaccination, including for COVID-19, provided that religious and medical accommodations are made, according to health experts and lawyers.”
It added, however, that “whether employers will actually do that is another question altogether.” An informal survey of about 500 North Carolina businesses suggested that only 5 percent of employers would require employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Forty-five percent said they wouldn’t, and the rest were undecided.
Some of the factors preventing employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccination include employees’ reluctance to take the shot, the vaccine’s status as a new medical product receiving only “emergency authorization” from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and its unknown effects on pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems.
However, Dr. David Weber, medical director of hospital epidemiology and associate chief medical officer of the University of North Carolina Health Care in Chapel Hill, told the Observer that it is possible in the next six months that schools and universities will make vaccination a condition of attending classes in person.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported last week that employers could not require the vaccine, even if they wanted to, because it is not widely available. However, it stated that the “emergency authorization” status of the current options does not change “an employer’s legal ability to require a vaccine.”
The onus is on employers to prove that a vaccination is necessary for an employee to do the job, though. The Inquirer was told that this could mean that the employee works “in a high-risk environment, such as a hospital or a long-term care facility, and that the vaccine is necessary to keep patients and employees safe” or that there is a “direct threat” of COVID-19 to the employee. Therefore, although you might be forced to accept vaccination to keep your job in a hospital, your employer would have less of a case if you work from home.
The Inquirer also mentioned that some states have “restrictions” on requiring government employees to get vaccinations, although Pennsylvania is not one of them. Meanwhile, employees who don’t want to take the vaccine for religious or medical reasons have to be “accommodated” by employers, although those who object on purely political grounds do not.
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Refusing the COVID-19 vaccination on religious grounds may be difficult for Catholics who naturally object to accepting a vaccine developed with the use of genetic material from aborted fetuses, thanks to recent statements from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Both bodies have stated that Catholics may use such vaccines if there are no alternatives. Some Catholic leaders, however, including Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, have declared that they will not accept vaccines using or developed from material taken from aborted children.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-21--13 people died during Moderna’s COVID vaccine trial

WASHINGTON , D.C , December 21 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Official documents from the U.S Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) record that 13 people died during trials of the Moderna vaccine , while the FDA has also issued a new warning regarding Bell ’ s Palsy as a potential effect of the vaccine .
A sponsor briefing document prepared for the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee ( VRBPAC ) recorded the various outcomes on participants in the Moderna vaccine trial , listing the effects of those who had received the vaccine and those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presented listed 13 deaths in the trials , with 6 deaths being people who had taken the vaccine , and 7 those who had received the placebo .
Results were correct up until December 3 .
An FDA briefing presentation provided a breakdown of those who died .
Of those in the vaccine group who had died , one was a 78-year-old who suffered “ cardiac arrest 21 days after dose 1 ” ; a 77-year-old died of “ [ m ] yocardial infarction 45 days after dose 2.
” Two participants were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths are declared to be of “ uncertain ” cause : a 70-year-old was found dead at home “ 57 days after dose 2 , ” and a 56-year-old was found likewise “ 37 days after dose 1.
” However , the FDA document continues by saying that for the 56-year-old person , head trauma was given as the official cause of death .
Two more participants died from the vaccine recipient group , a 72-year-old having “ multiorgan failure ” 59 days after the second dose , while the last committed suicide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dose .
The person who had multi-organ failure was “ hospitalized for thrombocytopenia and acute kidney failure due to obstructive nephrolithiasis ” prior to developing “ complications ” that resulted in organ failure .
Out of the 7 participants who took the placebo , three died from “ myocardial infarction , ” one from “ intra-abdominal perforation , ” and another from “ systemic inflammatory response syndrome in the setting of known malignancy.
” Another died from “ COVID-19 , ” and the cause of death for the last person was not known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 13 deaths to either the vaccine or the placebo , saying instead that “ [ t ] hese deaths represent events and rates that occur in the general population of individuals in these age groups.
” The document comes in addition to the news of a Ukranian Greek Catholic priest who died suddenly in his home after previously being a volunteer in the testing of Moderna ’ s vaccine .
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John Fields apparently suffered a heart attack just under two months after his second jab , although it is still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is related to the vaccine .
ActivistPost.com showed an image of a version of the FDA briefing document , which contained interesting information not found in current versions .
The old version of the document stated that during “ data cleaning , ” one participant who received the vaccine was updated from “ death ” to “ SAE ” or severe adverse event .
In contrast , a participant who received the placebo was updated from “ SAE ” to “ death ” on his record .
ActivistPost also referenced an as yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president and CEO of The Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge ( IPAK ) , who has analyzed the FDA Moderna document , finding worrying and false evidence in the text .
Despite the 13 deaths in the trial , the FDA gave emergency use authorization ( EUA ) to the Moderna vaccine on December 19 , after the VRBPAC voted 18-0 in recommending the vaccine .
An FDA press statement on the issuing of the EUA read : “ Through the FDA ’ s open and transparent scientific review process , two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expedited timeframe while adhering to the rigorous standards for safety , effectiveness , and manufacturing quality needed to support emergency use authorization that the American people have come to expect from the FDA.
” However , the FDA previously released its own warning for any potential COVID-19 vaccine , including strokes , encephalitis , auto-immune disease , birth defects , and Kawasaki disease among the potential side-effects to be monitored .
First on the list of 22 possible conditions is “ Guillain-Barré syndrome , ” described as “ a rare disorder in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nerves.
” The syndrome has “ no known cure , ” and its mortality rate is “ 4 % to 7 % .
” “ There may be limited information available at licensure on level and duration of effectiveness , ” the text reads .
This might prompt manufacturers to “ conduct certain COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness post-licensure studies.
” Since then , the FDA has also issued a staff report , warning of “ facial paralysis , ” or Bell ’ s Palsy , as a possible condition to be looked for in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Four out of the 30,000 original participants in the trial developed the condition , with 3 in the vaccine group and 1 in the placebo group .
The report notes a “ small imbalance ” in participants reporting Bell ’ s Palsy , adding that one lady in the vaccine group had to be hospitalized “ for stroke due to new facial paralysis 32 days after vaccination.
” Two other cases of the condition in the vaccine group reported the effects 28 days and 22 days after vaccination .
“ [ C ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a potential contribution of the vaccine to the manifestations of these events of facial palsy can not be ruled out , ” the FDA writes .
It is worth noting that in trials for the Pfizer vaccination , 4 out of the 43,000 participants developed Bell ’ s Palsy , all of whom had received the vaccine .
Dr. Paul Offi , a member of the VRBPAC , spoke to CNBC about the importance of monitoring the condition , saying , “ I ’ m not dismissing that yet.
” CNBC mentioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the vaccine recipients of Merck ’ s rotavirus vaccine were “ statistically significant , ” resulting in the company having to alter its label to mention the disease .

The evidence presented listed 13 deaths in the trials, with 6 deaths being people who had taken the vaccine, and 7 those who had received the placebo.
WASHINGTON, D.C, December 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Official documents from the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) record that 13 people died during trials of the Moderna vaccine, while the FDA has also issued a new warning regarding Bell’s Palsy as a potential effect of the vaccine.
A sponsor briefing document prepared for the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) recorded the various outcomes on participants in the Moderna vaccine trial, listing the effects of those who had received the vaccine and those who had taken the placebo.
The evidence presented listed 13 deaths in the trials, with 6 deaths being people who had taken the vaccine, and 7 those who had received the placebo. Results were correct up until December 3.
An FDA briefing presentation provided a breakdown of those who died. Of those in the vaccine group who had died, one was a 78-year-old who suffered “cardiac arrest 21 days after dose 1”; a 77-year-old died of “[m]yocardial infarction 45 days after dose 2.” Two participants were found dead at home, and their deaths are declared to be of “uncertain” cause: a 70-year-old was found dead at home “57 days after dose 2,” and a 56-year-old was found likewise “37 days after dose 1.” However, the FDA document continues by saying that for the 56-year-old person, head trauma was given as the official cause of death.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Urge HHS to STOP FUNDING aborted baby vaccines Show Petition Text 29087 have signed the petition. Let's get to 30000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition PETITION UPDATE (12/16/2020) - Operation Warp Speed—the HHS’s program to accelerate the development, manufacture, and distribution of COVID-19 therapeutics—has spent billions of our tax dollars to bring a COVID vaccine to market. Now, the FDA has granted emergency approval to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, and people in the UK and the US are already receiving it. Though the Pfizer vaccine was not designed or produced using aborted fetal cells, it was tested using the HEK293 fetal cell line to create humanized mice. And, more unethical vaccines are reaching the finish line and are being funded and promoted by the HHS with our tax dollars. We must continue to demand that this stop and that a fully ethical vaccine be brought to market instead! SIGN and SHARE our petition with the Personhood Alliance to demand that the HHS stop using our money to support the grisly connection between abortion and biomedical science. _________________________________________________________________________________ Operation Warp Speed—the HHS’s program to accelerate the development, manufacture, and distribution of COVID-19 therapeutics—is spending billions of our tax dollars to bring a COVID vaccine to market as quickly as possible. Now, two of the Operation Warp Speed vaccines (one created by Pfizer/BioNTech and one created by Moderna/NIH) are nearing the finish line, soon to be applying for emergency FDA approval for mass distribution. And, while LifeSite neither advocates for or against voluntary vaccination, there are several apparent problems with the vaccines being fast-tracked by HHS’ Operation Warp Speed. First among the vaccines’ major problems: they were tested using aborted fetal cells . Please SIGN and SHARE LifeSite’s urgent petition with the Personhood Alliance to demand that the HHS stop funding and promoting this unethical practice, and bring a fully ethical vaccine to market instead. The production and testing of vaccines that use the remains of aborted children, regardless of when they were killed and at what point they were used in the process, is morally unacceptable and must be consistently opposed by the whole pro-life movement. And, although the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were not designed or produced using aborted fetal cells, the Personhood Alliance recently reported that the vaccines’ testing phases used the HEK293 aborted fetal cell line to create humanized mice. This stomach-churning practice transferred immortalized cells from a child killed in 1973 into mouse embryos, so that when the mice were born, they had tiny human lungs that researchers infected with COVID to test the vaccines. This type of Frankenscience has no place in a civilized society, certainly not one whose citizens are forced to fund it! Sign our petition with the Personhood Alliance to demand that the HHS stop supporting the grisly connection between abortion and biomedical science. We can make a difference if we raise our voices together, but we’re running out of time! Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this urgent petition today! FOR MORE INFORMATION: See LifeSite articles on the Coronavirus vaccine **Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
Two more participants died from the vaccine recipient group, a 72-year-old having “multiorgan failure” 59 days after the second dose, while the last committed suicide “21 days” after the first dose. The person who had multi-organ failure was “hospitalized for thrombocytopenia and acute kidney failure due to obstructive nephrolithiasis” prior to developing “complications” that resulted in organ failure.
Out of the 7 participants who took the placebo, three died from “myocardial infarction,” one from “intra-abdominal perforation,” and another from “systemic inflammatory response syndrome in the setting of known malignancy.” Another died from “COVID-19,” and the cause of death for the last person was not known.
Moderna does not connect any of the 13 deaths to either the vaccine or the placebo, saying instead that “[t]hese deaths represent events and rates that occur in the general population of individuals in these age groups.”
The document comes in addition to the news of a Ukranian Greek Catholic priest who died suddenly in his home after previously being a volunteer in the testing of Moderna’s vaccine. Fr. John Fields apparently suffered a heart attack just under two months after his second jab, although it is still unclear if the 70-year-old’s death is related to the vaccine.
ActivistPost.com showed an image of a version of the FDA briefing document, which contained interesting information not found in current versions. The old version of the document stated that during “data cleaning,” one participant who received the vaccine was updated from “death” to “SAE” or severe adverse event. In contrast, a participant who received the placebo was updated from “SAE” to “death” on his record. ActivistPost also referenced an as yet unpublished document by Dr. James Lyons-Weiler, president and CEO of The Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge (IPAK), who has analyzed the FDA Moderna document, finding worrying and false evidence in the text.
Despite the 13 deaths in the trial, the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to the Moderna vaccine on December 19, after the VRBPAC voted 18-0 in recommending the vaccine.
An FDA press statement on the issuing of the EUA read: “Through the FDA’s open and transparent scientific review process, two COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized in an expedited timeframe while adhering to the rigorous standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality needed to support emergency use authorization that the American people have come to expect from the FDA.”
However, the FDA previously released its own warning for any potential COVID-19 vaccine, including strokes, encephalitis, auto-immune disease, birth defects, and Kawasaki disease among the potential side-effects to be monitored. First on the list of 22 possible conditions is “Guillain-Barré syndrome,” described as “a rare disorder in which your body's immune system attacks your nerves.” The syndrome has “no known cure,” and its mortality rate is “4% to 7%.”
“There may be limited information available at licensure on level and duration of effectiveness,” the text reads. This might prompt manufacturers to “conduct certain COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness post-licensure studies.”
Since then, the FDA has also issued a staff report, warning of “facial paralysis,” or Bell’s Palsy, as a possible condition to be looked for in those who take the Moderna vaccine. Four out of the 30,000 original participants in the trial developed the condition, with 3 in the vaccine group and 1 in the placebo group.
The report notes a “small imbalance” in participants reporting Bell’s Palsy, adding that one lady in the vaccine group had to be hospitalized “for stroke due to new facial paralysis 32 days after vaccination.” Two other cases of the condition in the vaccine group reported the effects 28 days and 22 days after vaccination.
“[C]onsidering the temporal association and biological plausibility, a potential contribution of the vaccine to the manifestations of these events of facial palsy cannot be ruled out,” the FDA writes.
It is worth noting that in trials for the Pfizer vaccination, 4 out of the 43,000 participants developed Bell’s Palsy, all of whom had received the vaccine.
Dr. Paul Offi, a member of the VRBPAC, spoke to CNBC about the importance of monitoring the condition, saying, “I’m not dismissing that yet.” CNBC mentioned how five cases of Kawasaki disease found in the vaccine recipients of Merck’s rotavirus vaccine were “statistically significant,” resulting in the company having to alter its label to mention the disease.
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