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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14. 2021 — PAGE 5A
Opinions
Says Los Angeles covid
vaccination law is wrong
Dear Editor:
On Wednesday, Oct. 6. the Los Angeles
City Council approved an ordinance to
force businesses to demand proof from
every customer that they have received a
COVID-19 vaccination before they are
allowed to enter the business. If this law
goes into effect, any person who cannot
or will not provide proof of vaccination
to the business cannot legally enter the
business. The mayor is expected to sign the
ordinance into law so it can go into effect
on Nov. 6.
All businesses in Los Angeles (except
grocery stores and pharmacies) will be
required to enforce this new law by having
someone at the business to verify every
customer’s vaccination status. If a business
fails to enforce this law requiring custom
ers to provide proof of vaccination, the
business can be fined up to $5,000.
The only people exempted from this
law will be people whose medical condi
tion would preclude them from receiving
the COVID-19 vaccination and those who
hold, as the ordinance states, “a sincerely
held religious belief.” This is a major prob
lem, because to enforce this new law, each
business must appoint someone to examine
the beliefs of people to determine whether
their religious beliefs are really “sincere.”
The Constitution is intended to protect
us from those who would use the laws and
force of government to impose their beliefs
upon us. It is also supposed to protect our
God given right to hold religious beliefs of
our own choosing and our right to put into
practice what we believe, even if they are
repugnant to others.
The founders of this nation were so
concerned about the religious persecutions
that had taken place in Europe that they
added an amendment to the Constitution
that is specifically intended to protect our
religious liberty. The Lirst Amendment
to the Constitution of this country states,
“Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof.” Their concern
over government intrusion into matters of
faith was so great that they even included
a prohibition of religious tests for those
who hold office in the United States: “...
no religious Test shall ever be required as a
Qualification to any Office or public Trust
under the United States.”
I hope I am not the only one who sees this
ordinance, which was passed by the city
council of Los Angeles as being extremely
dangerous. To have one’s religious beliefs
examined by government to determine if
they are “sincerely held.” is indeed danger
ous and contrary to everything this country
is founded upon. To have the government
deputize citizens who are employees of
retail establishments to examine other citi
zens’ religious beliefs to determine if they
are “sincerely held” is exponentially worse.
This is an attempt by government to deny
us our God-given liberties based on what
we believe. If implemented, this law will
make those Christians who are opposed to
receiving this or any other vaccine outcasts.
They will be unable to buy and sell freely
as is their God-given right.
One might think, “If this law goes into
effect, surely the courts will rule against
it.” Well, I’m not so sure because, while
the establishment clause of the Lirst
Amendment is enforced with great zeal
by the courts, the protection clause is often
trampled underfoot.
A question often asked these days is, “Is
the vaccine the mark of the beast?” No.
but it is a giant step toward the mark of the
beast. The parallels between those things
being done to compel people to receive the
vaccine and what will be done to compel
people to take the mark of the beast are far
too many to ignore. These include using
force, such as the loss of a job or being
unable to buy or sell, in an attempt to force
people to deny the faith and capitulate to
the power of government.
Satan knows this tactic works. He knows
that most people will do anything to pre
serve their lives.
Job chapter 2 verse 4
And Satan answered the Lord, and said,
Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will
he give for his life.
No matter what happens, we can thank
God because Jesus says. “Let not your
heart be troubled: ye believe in God,
believe also in me.”
Believe on Jesus and you will have peace
in your heart. Pray for wisdom and God
will give it. Ask God for grace to be more
than a hearer of the word, but to be a doer
also. If you do these things, you will find
that God’s grace is sufficient.
Sincerely,
Pastor Glenn Guest
Comer
County VFDs seek volunteers
Madison County volunteer fire depart
ments are looking for volunteers to
become qualified firefighters.
Madison County does not have any paid
firefighters, and communities in the coun
ty rely on citizens to volunteer to help
each other during emergencies, home or
business fires, automobile accidents, and
natural disasters, like winter storms or
hurricanes.
“When you volunteer to become a fire
fighter, you serve and protect your family,
your friends and your neighbors, while
saving our Madison County taxpayers
hundreds of thousands of dollars each
year,” VLD leaders said.
They noted that is not your average
volunteer opportunity because during and
after training you must attend up to eight
hours of training a month, and when
available, you respond to emergency —
fire calls at all hours, day or night and any
weather conditions.
“These are physically challenging and
sometime dangerous jobs, but the rewards
of service to others in the community, out
weigh the risks and time commitments,”
VLD leaders said.
A firefighter must be able to pass a
physical, a background check, a fire
fighter agility test, and complete over
100 hours of training in the first 18
months of service to become a state regis
tered volunteer firefighter. There are also
opportunities to become support volun
teer firefighters that require only 40 hours
of training.
So, if you have the desire to help others,
don’t mind working hard to serve your
community and potentially earn a pen
sion, email madisoncountyrescue.ga@
gmail.com
About the papers
The five MainStreet Newspapers publications
— The Madison County Journal, The Jackson
Herald, The Braselton News, The Barrow News-
Journal and The Banks County News — are
printed and delivered once a week.
•About delivery: The newspapers are delivered
to the post office and, from there, to subscribers’
post office boxes or home mailboxes. The news
papers do not have “paper boxes” at people’s
homes and are not delivered by carriers. However,
the papers are delivered to newspaper vending
machines in various locations across Madison,
Jackson, Barrow and Banks counties.
•About subscriptions: Subscribers are sent a
renewal notice before their subscription runs out.
A quick way to check to see when a subscription
ends is to look for the expiration date on the
mailing label.
For more information on the above items, or
for other details about the newspapers, call the
MainStreet Newspapers Inc. office at 706-367-
5233.
Want to be considered
for an appointed position?
Want to be considered the next time
there’s a vacancy for a Madison County
appointed position?
Submit your qualifications to the county
clerk’s office at P.O. Box 147, Danielsville,
GA 30633
Future positions will be available with the
following groups:
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
•Three-year term
•Meets the second Thursday of each
month at 5:30 p.m.
•Call Chairman Ralph McCay at 706-
296-4036 for additional information
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
BUILDING AUTHORITY
•Term ends at the discretion of the
member or the Madison County Board of
Commissioners
•Meets the fourth Wednesday of the
month at 8 a.m.
•Call Chairman Josh Chandler 706-795-
9865 for additional information
LIBRARY BOARD
OF TRUSTEES
•Five-year term
•Meets quarterly on the second Thursday
at 4:30 p.m.
•Call Chairman Mike Moak at 706-540-
7326 for additional information
PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION
•Four-year term
•Meets the first and third Tuesday each
month at 6 p.m.
•Call Chairman Lamar Hughston at 706-
788-9893 for additional information
RECREATION BOARD
•Term ends at the discretion of the
member or the Madison County Board of
Commissioners
•Meets the second Tuesday of each month
at 6:30 p.m.
•Call Chairman Darrell Woods at 706-
207-1518 for additional information
SENIOR CENTER
ADVISORY COUNCIL
•Term ends at the discretion of the mem
ber
•Meets quarterly
•Call Senior Center Director Kelsey Tyner
at 706-795-6249 for additional information
Georgia Legal
Services Program offered
Free legal services are available to low-income clients. Services are based on case
type and financial eligibility. The Georgia Legal Services Program does not handle
criminal cases. For an appointment, call 1-800-745-5717 between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.,
Monday through Friday.
VOTE
NOVEMBER 2, 2021!
District 3 (Hull area), Madison County Commissioner
City Council seats in Carlton, Colbert, Comer
Easy EARLY VOTING IN PERSON at the new Board
of Elections office in downtown Danielsville on
Albany Avenue. Need help? Call: 706-795-6335.
IMPORTANT: YOU WILL NEED A PHOTO ID
Office open weekdays
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and
Saturdays, Oct. 16 and 23
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(No Sunday voting for this election.)
NOTE:
• You will not receive a ballot in the mail.
• Absentee ballots must be requested before
Oct. 22 and received by Nov. 2.
• Drop box ballot delivery is only available
during working hours at the Danielsville Board
of Elections office.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Board of Elections & Registration
meeting date change
The November 2021 monthly board
meeting of the Madison County Board
of Elections and Registration has been
moved to November 4, 2021 at 5:30
pm. The meeting will be held in the
Board of Elections’ office at 20 Albany
Ave., Danielsville.
PUBLIC NOTICE TO THE VOTERS OF MADISON COUNTY
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2021, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND
REGISTRATION HAS MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION. OUR NEW
ADDRESS IS 20 ALBANY AVE, DANIELSVILLE (OLD FUNERAL HOME NEXT
TO GOVERNMENT COMPLEX). ALL REGISTERED VOTERS FROM THE
DANIELSVILLE PRECINCT WILL BE RECEIVING NEW PRECINCT CARDS IN
THE COMING WEEKS.
ALL EARLY VOTING WILL BE HELD AT OUR NEW LOCATION AS WELL. IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE AT 706-795-6335.