There are so many problems with this sort of theological and ecclesiological approach, which started to emerge when church buildings were required to close in the nationwide lockdown in March. I'm going to try and capture a few of my concerns below. https://twitter.com/uk_ipc/status/1309788254816940037

1/ "It is a moral duty binding on everyone. Everyone in Britain is morally obligated to worship the living God at church."
Why *at church*? The scriptures that the writer chooses to back up their position (Ps. 150:6, Rev. 1:10) speak about dedicating time and energy to God,

they don't mention worshipping assemblies. Furthermore, I'm reminded of Jesus' words: "believe me, a time is coming when you will worship ... neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. ... God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” (John 4)

It is fundamentally ableist to assume that people who can't (for whatever reason) attend church are somehow in God's bad books for not being there when God "takes the register". It is appropriate for people with underlying conditions to stay home if the risk is too great.

Some of the people staying home are your priests and ministers, too. Everyone deserves the basic right to safeguard their health, and it is dangerous to tell people their souls are at risk when there is frankly no evidence for that.

If you believe that worship or the Word are only valuable when shared in person, is it God or the Church that you are worshipping?

2/ Comparing Parliament to "true religion"
Where to start? Firstly, many people did question, and still question, why parliament are working in person even through outbreaks within Westminster. That aside, there is the curious question of 'true religion'.

Christian supremacy is an extremely dangerous doctrine, linked to White Supremacy. Read this thread if you've not come across this idea before: https://twitter.com/DrIbram/status/1310306763359555587

3/ And just when you thought it was all over, there's a linked critique of church activities online. Buckle up, because it starts with an indictment of gay marriage, so you know I've got views! http://www.ilfordipc.co.uk/2020/06/26/moving-church-online/

4/ This article opens with comparing church to the emergency and health services. It's not a bad analogy, except that it assumes that Church is under the same constraints as these services and requires in-person ministry....