Anyone else going maskless? Here's my experience so far.
In most shops there are still a majority of people wearing them but very rarely am I ever asked to put one on. I now avoid the stores that say something whenever possible. Otherwise, I maybe get a few looks but don't pay much attention and no other shopper has ever asked me to put one on. I carry one with me in case I get asked so I can put it on, shop, leave, and never come back. I am not out there to cause a confrontation but rather to show people that we can safely conduct commerce without a mask and show support to the others who have made the same decision. Also helps that my church is anti-mask and we never wear them during services or events. It's overall been very good for my mood, especially in the face of the unfolding tragedy that is this administration.
I haven't worn a mask the entire time. If I am ever asked to wear a mask, which is not uncommon, I ignore them, or say no "thank you" and continue about my business - the high school, department stores, grocery stores, doctors office, restaurants, etc.
Sometimes I get looks from people where they think I'm a bad or dumb person. Sometimes I get looks from people where they think I'm going to get them sick and kill their grandma. Sometimes I get looks from people where I can tell they wish they weren't wearing a mask either.
Whenever I went to Wal-Mart during the mask mandate, I usually saw a few people not wearing a mask. About a week ago when I went in and saw a surprising number (but a far, far cry from "normal") not wearing a mask.
You're an inspiration! And I don't mean that sarcastically, a lot of us were kind of looking around for someone else to do it first before we took the plunge. Now I try to be that person for others. I don't think it will be long before the mask wearers are in the definite minority.
Thank you. It is sincerely a blessing to hear that!
While I do NOT think that wearing a mask is the mark of the beast, what I have come to realize is just how feasible it is that the entire world can be convinced to worship the beast. I have looked at my efforts as a way to show others that you can fight. And it always feels like I'm talking to a brick wall.
That said, the church is one place I have not gone to the entire time. My church requires (asks us to out of love for neighbor) masks. I guess I have a certain reverence for the church that I'm not ready to take my civil disobedience there yet; I don't know if it is time to nail my thesis to their door.
It is good to know that your church is anti-mask. I haven't been able to find a way to find churches that haven't adopted this practice.