{"id":7815,"date":"2021-12-20T12:01:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T19:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=7815"},"modified":"2021-12-20T12:01:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T19:01:01","slug":"despite-mask-mandate-places-of-worship-will-not-require-masks-for-vaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=7815","title":{"rendered":"Despite Mask Mandate, Places of Worship Will Not Require Masks For Vaccinated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On December 15th, California issued a new mask policy that will be in effect until January 15th of 2022. The new policy requires masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. However, there are some exceptions, as places of worship are exempted from the mandate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The California Department of Public Health said that you do not need to have a mask on if you are vaccinated and in a place of worship even though the recent mandate was for masks to be worn indoors. Here in San Diego, churches like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdrock.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rock Church<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are giving people the option to take their masks off. Many who attended services at The Rock were grateful that the church gave them the option, \u201cI&#8217;m also grateful that The Rock allows us to be at our own comfort level. People can wear masks like myself without judgments,&#8221; said Diana Cohen who attends The Rock. Some churches, like the Shield of Faith Family Church in Fontana, will recommend that worshippers wear masks, \u201c I\u2019m not looking for an excuse to break the law or be above the law. I don\u2019t mind complying for a month.\u201d said Pastor Patrick Scales. Scales did say that while his church will comply with the mandate,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pe.com\/2021\/09\/15\/inland-counties-wont-copy-l-a-county-vaccine-mandate-for-mega-events-bars-wineries\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> he understands the frustrations of another mandate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201c I just think it\u2019s getting out of control now. What\u2019s going to happen with the next mutation? Where does it end?\u201d While places of worship may be exempt, that may not stop the mask police from strong arming places of worship to implement their own mask mandate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though places of worship are exempted, places like The Rock are still accommodating for those who do not want to be inside or in a crowded setting, such as offering outside mass along with virtual, \u201cWe just want people to gather in a place they feel safe. We believe we&#8217;ve put in all the measures we can to provide a safe place to worship,&#8221; said Executive Director of Operations at The Rock Church Lisa Penberthy. Hopefully, this mandate will be over in a month but as of right now, many places seem to be ignoring the recent mandate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo Cred: The Rock Church<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On December 15th, California issued a new mask policy that will be in effect until January 15th of 2022. The new policy requires masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. However, there are some exceptions, as places of worship are exempted from the mandate.\u00a0 The California Department of Public Health said that you do not&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Despite Mask Mandate, Places of Worship Will Not Require Masks For Vaccinated - San Diego News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=7815\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Despite Mask Mandate, Places of Worship Will Not Require Masks For Vaccinated - San Diego News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; On December 15th, California issued a new mask policy that will be in effect until January 15th of 2022. 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