"I know that when you have a leader overstep their authority in a time of crisis, that's really when you lose this country. And I didn't want to be guilty of doing that. So I never issued a shelter-i... View More"I know that when you have a leader overstep their authority in a time of crisis, that's really when you lose this country. And I didn't want to be guilty of doing that. So I never issued a shelter-in-place, I never closed a business. I didn't even define an essential business ... because I don't have the authority to do that."
"I was shocked and amazed by how fear controlled people and how emotional that they were. And to me it indicated that in this country we've lost faith and the steadfast promise of God's faithfulness in our life every day has real consequences. If you don't have that in your life then your emotions and fear can control you and make you not have the discernment and the wisdom that you need in a time of crisis."
"So, I know they all have the ability to say that they're making these decisions to protect public health, but there is no science that proves that what they're doing works. There is no expert that says these extreme measures that these states are taking and that the data behind it, that it is appropriate. So they are taking extremely restrictive actions to impact their people. And I'm concerned about what that does long term and especially the effect on the election."
"They are attacking our religious freedoms. And so we need to use every tool that we have to make sure that we still have the ability to practice our faith and to gather as we see fit. And we have directly seen in many of these states where they have allowed other gatherings yet restricted those who want to go to church and worship together."
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"I know that when you have a leader overstep their authority in a time of crisis, that's really when you lose this country. And I didn't want to be guilty of doing that," Gov. Kris