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CNN Host Victor Blackwell on Sunday grilled a Louisiana pastor over his decision to host massive in-person church services during the coronavirus pandemic, despite guidance from public health officials and a stay-at-home order from the governor.
Tony Spell the pastor of the evangelical Life Tabernacle Church in Central, outside of Baton Rouge, which is one of the cities hardest hit by the virus was charged last week with refusing to abide by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards order that temporarily limits gatherings to 10 people.
Roughly 1,800 people attended last weeks services, Spell said during a Sunday appearance on CNNs New Day Weekend. Following his interview, hundreds of worshippers gathered at the church once again, Reuters reported.
We believe the science of this, Spell told Blackwell. However, we do have a command from God and there are no governing bodies that can tell us we cannot gather and worship freely.
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/louisiana-pastor-coronavirus-cnn-214913547.html
soryang
(3,299 posts)Apart from additional cases brought into South Korea from travelers returning from aboard, the most common source of new covid 19 "clusters" are church congregations who refuse to yield to social distancing.
In addition to the Sincheonji cult which caused the initial virtual explosion of cases in Daegu, there have been ten other church related outbreaks.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)elleng
(130,710 posts)Sorry, buster, there sure are 'governing bodies that can tell us we cannot gather and worship freely.
Drum
(9,083 posts)...caveat emptor.
intheflow
(28,442 posts)"...but apparently we don't understand it."
"Belief" is an act of faith to Christians. Believing in something doesn't make it real, i.e., belief in God is an act of faith. It can't be proven.
Facts and evidence make science real. Not belief. If he truly believed in science, if he truly had faith in science, he wouldn't have attended church, putting himself in physical danger. These people are nuts.
lindysalsagal
(20,564 posts)Stuart G
(38,404 posts)...Tony Spell will end up in hell..
...He was too stupid to know what to do
...About the coronavirus flu.........
KY_EnviroGuy
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gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Because he'll have a lot of them to do.
Blue Owl
(50,237 posts)n/t
BrightKnight
(3,567 posts)He healed on the Sabbath more than once. There is nothing confusing about his commandment to love your neighbor.