1. I don't think I'd invite my church to gather in public on a weekday to sign psalms if I knew they could be arrested for not wearing masks and/or not social distancing, while knowing that some or all would not do one or both.

2. That's not to say I agree with the mask and social distancing mandates, nor is it to say I am against people singing in public. It seems odd to me that, knowing what might happen, a pastor went ahead with this, apparently under the name of their church.

3. As far as I know, their church (in ID) is free to gather for public worship on the Lord's Day, and if not, I am pretty sure they are doing so, though I could be wrong. I don't get why someone would put their sheep in such a precarious situation that is not a gospel issue.

4. I do not view this as the persecution of saints for distinctly Christian reasons. Mormons could have done the same thing with the same results. So, I do not view this as Christian persecution at all, though I could be wrong.

5. I don't think the police saw this as a distinctly Christian event of which they were against. There are other ways to push back on what one views as unjust "laws." I do not think the church's vocation as church is to rally in public against mask-wearing and social distancing.

6. If some from the church desire to protest civil issues, that's up to them as citizens of the state. I think a two-kingdom theology will help all think through these kinds of issues on a deeper, and more profitable, level. There, I said it!