Is there potential for them to get covid-19 yes. Is there potential for them to then get others sick who don't practice social distracting or who come in unprotected contact with essential workers yes. Is there potential just the same for essential workers to get everyone who goes to the store, bus, train, hospital, jail, police station sick yes. The only way to not get sick is to stay home or practicing social distancing while wearing a mask and taking proper measures.
Who is at greater risk someone who goes to church and is exposed to dozens of people at once for an hour or so. Or an essential worker who comes into contact with dozens of people over the course of 8-10 hours? Now that is a good question.
Every time you go out you risk exposure. That’s why we limit things to “essential” services, and, even then, try to practice social distancing via having separation in lines, not having dine-in at restaurants, etc.
So, having church services where you have hundreds of people all in very close proximity for an extended period of time, you create a hotspot of potential exposure.
“Now that is a good question.” Lol, no it’s not. The essential worker who is exposed to people for 8-10 hours a day has to work to keep society functioning. No cashier at Publix, no food. No food, you die. The mechanic has to fix the nurse’s car, because no car for nurse, no nurse for COVID patient. No nurse for patient, and you have dead patient.
So, now, with your carte blanche verdict on unrestricted church gatherings, these essential employees now come in contact with, and potentially expose, hundreds of people in a single room, who can then go on to expose thousands more people.
All to worship a God that is within us all at all times, when online services are offered everywhere, and when a core tenant of God/Jesus’ teachings is to love others, and to put others needs before our own. How is having to get our weekly church-kick at the potential expense of vulnerable people a Godly thing to do?