GOP Ohio state lawmaker refuses to wear face mask because faces are the 'likeness of God' [View all]

A Republican Ohio state representative cited his religious beliefs to explain why he would not wear a mask, as recommended by Gov. Mike DeWine (R) to help limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.

“This is not the entire world,” state Rep. Nino Vitale wrote in a lengthy Facebook post on Monday morning. “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,” he continued.

Vitale said in the Facebook post that his remarks came in response to the governor’s office backtracking on a mandate that would have required people to wear masks at businesses in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic.



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