Just to keep track of the nonsense that has wrecked our economy and generally made our politicians run around as if their fool heads were on fire, each day I publish the corona virus total death toll in the US based upon the latest data I can find. A single death is an immense tragedy if you love the person. However, we are not talking about love, but rather public policy, which should always involve a sober analysis of risk and cost. Please recall that in a bad normal flu year our death toll in the US can be as high as 90,000.
Note: this will be a total death toll since the beginning of this bad farce, and not a daily toll. As of the beginning of July 12, 2020 the claimed, as suspect as that claim is, death toll is 137,402 .
We had our first communion service today. Exactly two children participated. Makes me wonder how many families refrained because of fear of the virus, and how many simply did not care enough to encourage communion when it became slightly inconvenient.
But on the way home I learned it could be worse. There was a broadcast of a local Lutheran church on the radio. The homily was entirely about the importance of wearing masks (with the preacher even comparing them to a security blanket, though she meant it in a positive way). God was only mentioned at the very end, where it was said that by helping others not get sick we would please God.