President Donald Trump of the United States of America, has permitted the reopening of religious centres in the country.
He announced this on Friday at the White House, noting that what America needs is “more prayers”.
Trump declared that his administration considered places of worship as “essential” amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The American leader told governors to allow the institutions open and threatened to “override” them if their states did not follow federal recommendations.
Trump identified, “houses of worship, churches, synagogues and mosques as essential places that provide essential services”.
He said some governors “have deemed to link stores and abortion clinics as essential, but left out churches and other houses of worship its not right. So I’m correcting this injustice in calling houses of worship as essential
Trump stressed that the people “are demanding to go to church and synagogue, go to their mosques. Many millions of Americans embrace worship as an essential part of life”.
The US president, said ministers, pastors, rabbi, imams and other faith leaders would ensure their congregations are safe as they gather and pray.
He stated that he knows them well adding that “they love their congregations, they love their people and don’t want anything bad to happen to them or to anybody else”.
Trump said that governors need to do the right thing “and allow these very important essential places to open right now for this weekend. If they don’t do it I will override the governors. In America, we need more prayers not less”.
