Exodus 29:44

I will sanctify the Tent of Meeting and the altar. I will also sanctify Aaron and his sons to minister to me in the priest’s office.

Adam Clarke's commentary on the Bible wrote:
Exodus 29
Verse 44. I will sanctify-both Aaron and his sons] So we find
the sanctification by Moses according to the Divine institution
was only symbolical; and that Aaron and his sons must be
sanctified, i.e., made holy, by God himself before they could
officiate in holy things. From this, as well as from many other
things mentioned in the sacred writings, we may safely infer that
no designation by man only is sufficient to qualify any person to
fill the office of a minister of the sanctuary. The approbation
and consecration of man have both their propriety and use, but
must never be made substitutes for the unction and inspiration
of the Almighty. Let holy men ordain, but let God sanctify; then
we may expect that his Church shall be built up on its most holy
faith.

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Alex Mahadevan and Jon Greenberg wrote:
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Some of the criticisms of Fauci focus on statements that came when little was known about the disease. You might remember in May, I called out a YouTube channel that uploaded an old clip of Fauci saying masks were not necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19

https://tinyurl.com/yybkqmf9

as if it was new — the video segment was from more than two months earlier. (By the way, I did finally hear back from the user who uploaded it, who said: “Personally I don’t have an opinion on Dr. Fauci, good or bad.”)....

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Warren Throckmorton wrote:
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While there is no hint in these statements about what MacArthur and Grace will do Sunday, there is no indication he will back off. The next scheduled hearing is October 22...

MacArthur didn't back off.

LA county has shown great forbearance to the petulant MacArthur.

Ashley Springman wrote:
The new rules will apply statewide except in Lancaster County, which includes the state capital of of Lincoln, home to the University of Nebraska’s flagship campus....
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Lincoln-Lancaster County Public Health Director Pat Lopez has said her county won’t ease its restrictions this month because of a recent increase in cases driven by returning college students and the reopening of Lincoln Public Schools, the state’s second-largest school district.

“This is the time not only to stay the course, but also to redouble our efforts in Lancaster County,” Lopez said. “We need to do what is best for our community to overcome the impacts of this virus.”...

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"Fauci at odds with Trump: Downplaying virus threat 'not a good thing,' no 'normal' until at least mid-2021"

"Navajo Nation, reeling from coronavirus, focuses attention on elections"

German Lopez wrote:
One big lesson: You can’t give up early on social distancing.
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One of the key lessons from the comparison between St. Louis and Philadelphia: Good leadership makes a difference.

“In 1918, there were some cities that had really good leaders. They had really good health commissioners who worked well with mayors and worked well with the superintendent of schools and police force and what have you,” Markel said. “And then there were others that were really bad. In Pennsylvania, the mayors of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were fighting with the governor, and the governor was fighting with the state health commissioner.”

This, experts say, is key: Americans are being asked to make sacrifices — potentially isolating themselves from their loved ones, giving up activities they value, and maybe losing income. It’s on the nation’s leaders to guide Americans through this, assuring them that they’re doing the right thing and that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.

“You really need very strong leadership from the top,” Céline Gounder, an epidemiologist at New York University, told me....

Will Steakin and Ben Gittleson wrote:
“We need to hunker down and get through this fall and winter, because it’s not going to be easy,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's foremost infectious disease expert, said Thursday.

Asked during an interview with CBS News on Wednesday if it was frustrating to see Trump hold massive rallies with little-to-no mask-wearing, Fauci said, "Yes, it is."...
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Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has for months warned about the coronavirus and the seasonal flu striking at the same time this fall and winter.

"I'm asking you to do four simple things: wear a mask, social distance, wash your hands, and be smart about crowds," Redfield said in an interview with WebMD last month. "If you do those four things it will bring this outbreak down. But, if we don't do that… this could be the worst fall from a public health perspective we've ever had."...

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Amanda Watts wrote:
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Debunking nonsense [Dr. Anthony Fauci]
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And people are spreading misinformation, making the virus even harder to fight.

"The one thing that bothers me is the amount of things that aren't evidence-based, and we've seen examples of that in the United States like claims that certain drugs have a great positive effect when there's no scientific evidence whatsoever that they have a positive effect," Fauci said.

"And yet it gets ingrained and I and my colleagues have to spend a lot of time trying to debunk that. And you're in the middle of a pandemic and you're trying hard to address all the appropriate issues, it is truly a waste of time to have to debunk nonsense."

Fauci also cautioned that just because coronaviruses are in the spotlight, people should not forget the flu....

Alejandro Molina wrote:
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In the statement, the county noted that more than 6,000 Los Angeles County residents have died from the virus.

“We went to court only after significant efforts to work with the leaders of Grace Community Church to protect public health,” the statement read. 

“We now look forward to working with church leaders on a plan to move services outdoors with physical distancing and the use of face coverings, which will allow worshipers to gather for religious observances in a manner that is lower risk and consistent with public health directives.”...

ABC/Wires wrote:
Paul Rusesabagina, the man who inspired the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, is being held on terrorism and other charges in his homeland, after what human rights observers have deemed a forced disappearance.
Key points:

• Rwandan authorities accuse Paul Rusesabagina of a range of crimes including terrorism, murder and arson
• Mr Rusesabagina has been a persistent critic of President Paul Kagame, whose government is accused of rights abuses
• The United States, where Mr Rusesabagina lives, has called for a "transparent legal process"

The family of Mr Rusesabagina, who famously used his connections with the ethnic Hutu elite to protect Tutsis fleeing the slaughter while working as a hotel manager during Rwanda's 1994 genocide, claims he was abducted by Rwandan authorities from Dubai late last month.

Matthew Doran wrote:
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The ABC's Bill Birtles and the Australian Financial Review's Mike Smith were bundled out of China earlier this week, with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade holding grave fears for their safety....

Key points:

• The two reporters were evacuated to Australia after being interviewed by Chinese authorities
• Australia's Trade Minister says Australia's officials acted appropriately
• A Chinese academic stripped of his Australian visa has accused Australia of intimidation tactics....

ABC news radio online wrote:
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"Cyber intrusions affecting campaign or election infrastructure have the potential to cause significant negative impacts on the integrity of elections. Our adversaries are continuously looking for vulnerable US networks to exploit, and networks associated with political organizations and campaigns are no exception," the FBI said in a statement....

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What I've read there has been no change in Pope Francis opinion of Trump, when he complained about Trump's approach to DACA. The Catholic church is interested in more things than just abortion--which of course they are against.