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Nevilledog

(50,687 posts)
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 10:01 PM Jul 2020

40 People Have COVID After Attending Revival at Alabama Church: 'We Knew What We Were Getting Into'

https://www.newsweek.com/40-people-have-covid-after-attending-revival-alabama-church-we-knew-what-we-were-getting-1520563

At least 40 members of an Alabama church congregation contracted the novel coronavirus after attending a multi-day revival event last week.

Daryl Ross, the pastor at Warrior Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Alabama's Marshall County, told AL.com he also tested positive for COVID-19 in the event's aftermath. Ross said of those congregants who underwent tests, two are experiencing more severe symptoms of the respiratory illness. Neither were hospitalized, according to Ross.

The church's revival—an event consisting of multiple religious services and meetings that aim to encourage new baptisms, or inductions into the faith—was originally set to take place over the course of one week. Ross said the event was shut down early after an initial congregant tested positive for the virus on Wednesday. Two days later, "I've got church members sick everywhere," he recalled.

Despite the outbreak, Ross told AL.com he does not regret hosting the revival and believes those who attended feel the same.

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40 People Have COVID After Attending Revival at Alabama Church: 'We Knew What We Were Getting Into' (Original Post) Nevilledog Jul 2020 OP
go meet your goddamn supposed maker then... dhill926 Jul 2020 #1
Churches are pestholes. nt. Mariana Jul 2020 #2
Hahahah FarPoint Jul 2020 #5
Lay hands on them Brother Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #3
Pastor Ross' - Jim Jones Pandemic Revival of Death. magicarpet Jul 2020 #4
Thoughts and prayers (y'all). CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #6
Sociopath. Doesn't care about the health care workers who deal with the sick ones Arazi Jul 2020 #7
Shithole churches. PTWB Jul 2020 #8
Okay, so these people are obviously not true Christians.. Permanut Jul 2020 #9
Neither have been hospitalized SO FAR lostnfound Jul 2020 #10
The Rapture is HERE MagickMuffin Jul 2020 #11

Permanut

(5,439 posts)
9. Okay, so these people are obviously not true Christians..
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 12:24 AM
Jul 2020

If they were, they could just do a little James 5:15 magic, and the sickness would just go away.

"And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven."

lostnfound

(16,138 posts)
10. Neither have been hospitalized SO FAR
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 12:53 PM
Jul 2020

A week into the illness?? It’s far too soon to know the outcome and this pastor is not taking good care of his sheep.

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