A Balanced Biblical Response to Lockdowns and Masks

Disproportionate
When restaurant and hospitality industry workers peacefully protested in Cape Town, they were meet with
unprecedented violence by police, who had stood by doing nothing while mobs looted, burned and ransacked.
However peaceful restauranteurs and hospitality workers were water cannoned, had stun grenades thrown
at them and tear gas used to disperse their orderly march.
“And that they may come to their senses and escape
the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by
him to do his will.” 2 Timothy 2:26
Masks Dehumanise
Masks dehumanise. This is the reason why people placed
in front of firing squads traditionally have been made to
wear a mask. This is not because of any concern for the
person about to be shot, it is because it makes the task of
the firing squad easier when the victim is dehumanised by
having their face obscured. It has long been recognised
that forcing Muslim women in the Middle East to wear a
veil is dehumanising.
Anonymity Encourages Irresponsibility and
Unaccountability
France forbade women to wear masks/veils in public for
multiple reasons, including not to obscure one’s identity, responsibility for actions, or accountability for
behaviour. Facial recognition, much like number plates on cars and trucks are essential in a law-abiding
society. Interestingly enough, South African law concerning protests passed in 1996, forbids the wearing
of masks at any protest. This is so that people’s identity can be determined in the event of any irresponsible
action to be able to call each person to account for what they have done. Crime seeks anonymity.
Unmask the Masquerade
There is a need for courage, integrity and steadfastness. The Cultural Mandate of Genesis 1:28 and the
Great Commission of Matthew 28:18-20, are being stifled and suffocated by lockdown regulations. We
need to unmask the truth behind the masquerade.
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