An Ohio state representative says he won't wear a face mask because he says it dishonors God.
"This is the greatest nation on earth founded on Judeo-Christian Principles. One of those principles is that we are all created in the image and likeness of God. That image is seen the most by our face. I will not wear a mask," Rep. Nino Vitale, a Republican, wrote on Facebook."That's the image of God right there, and I want to see it in my brothers and sisters."
Some of the thoughts Vitale shared in his most recent post on the topic on his campaign Facebook page Tuesday were from a previous video he had posted and a subsequent interview with Newsweek. State Rep. Nino Vitale speaks about his proposal to allow Ohio's churches and pastors refuse to perform same-sex marriages, during a news conference in Columbus, Ohio, on May 11, 2016."People want to wear masks, they can. But mandating it, that's a whole different story for me," Tuesday's post said."No one is stopping anybody from wearing a face mask. But quite frankly everyone else's freedom ends at the tip of my nose.
"If someone is that scared, that they do not want to go out into the public because 100 percent of the people are not wearing masks, then that person should stay home, not tell everyone else what they should be doing," Vitale added. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends face coverings for helping to slow the spread of the
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