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Demovictory9

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Wed Apr 8, 2020, 02:56 AM Apr 2020

Pastor who criticized coronavirus 'mass hysteria' dies from illness




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A Virginia pastor who criticized the “mass hysteria” surrounding the coronavirus pandemic has died of the illness, according to new reports.

Landon Spradlin, of Gretna — a small town halfway between Lynchburg and Danville — started to feel sick while in New Orleans, where he went to preach to the crowds gathered for Mardi Gras celebrations, according to the BBC.

A month later, Spradlin — who was also a seasoned musician inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2016 — died.

“His mission was to go into pubs, clubs and bars, play the blues and connect with musicians and just tell them that Jesus loved them,” Spradlin’s daughter Jesse Spradlin, 28, told the BBC.
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Pastor who criticized coronavirus 'mass hysteria' dies from illness (Original Post) Demovictory9 Apr 2020 OP
Don't be messing with Mother Nature. S.E. TN Liberal Apr 2020 #1
Is there like a DU timer that's auto-posted this story every 2 hours or so for the past week? nt mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #2
We're getting a lot of that lately. marybourg Apr 2020 #6
Mardi Gras was a Covid-19 petri dish, and he took a swan dive right into it. SunSeeker Apr 2020 #3
hopefully his congregation learns from this lapfog_1 Apr 2020 #4
I wonder if he covered "Isn't it Ironic? " by Alanis? dem4decades Apr 2020 #5

lapfog_1

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4. hopefully his congregation learns from this
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 04:57 AM
Apr 2020

so at least some good results from this tragic bit of stupidity.

Virus Don't Care (VDC) who you pray to or what your political beliefs are.

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