ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR PASTOR TONY SPELL FOR ALLEGEDLY BACKING CHURCH BUS TOWARDS CORONAVIRUS PRO

[Judi Lynn]

Source: newsweek

ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR PASTOR TONY SPELL FOR ALLEGEDLY BACKING CHURCH BUS TOWARDS CORONAVIRUS PROTESTER
BY JEFFERY MARTIN ON 4/20/20 AT 9:56 PM EDT

Pastor Tony Spell of the Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana allegedly backed a church bus towards an individual protesting Spell's services at his church during the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, causing the Central Police Department to issue a warrant for Spell's arrest on Monday.

Spell has previously raised controversy because of his response to coronavirus in his area, which has gone against stay-at-home orders issued by Governor John Bel Edwards.

Spell allegedly drove a bus in reverse toward Trey Bennett, who has protested services during the coronavirus pandemic at Life Tabernacle Church before. While the governor's executive order placed a ban on public gatherings of over 10 people, Spell claims to have had over 1,000 people attend worship at the church while the order has been active.

Newsweek reached out to the Life Tabernacle Church for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/arrest-warrant-issued-pastor-tony-spell-allegedly-backing-church-bus-towards-coronavirus-protester-1499072?piano_t=1

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Pastor Tony Spell

[Greybnk48]

1. I can picture this hateful asshole in a hood and robes.

Lock Him Up!!!

[Jamastiene]

2. I'd love to be the one to turn someone like that in, but right now,

I can't go anywhere.

During that time when Eric Rudolph was on the run, a guy came into the store I was working at. I didn't know if it was him or not. I wanted to bad to turn the guy in, but in case I was being paranoid, I didn't want to waste the FBI's time. I will always wonder if it was him. I don't know of any instances where he was in the central or eastern part of NC. I have never seen any mentions of it. Whoever the guy was, he was a dead ringer, only dressed nicer. With the way local churches were writing folk hero songs about him and leaving food and other supplies for him and one even offering sanctuary for him in their church, it made me wonder if they had given him nicer clothes too. Either way, I'm glad he is in prison now. I just wish they hadn't gotten by with how they helped him openly during that time and the FBI didn't arrest them.

I hope this guy gets arrested and charged with enough to make him think twice about doing something like this again. Plenty of sane, reasonable Christians are having services online and not praying loudly (which is against the Bible, btw) to show off and be so proud (Pride is a deadly sin) of them selves for being stupidly stubborn.

[Blue Owl]

3. Looks like ol' Tony will be making a rapid transition into prison ministry

n/t

[C Moon]

4. Gee, do ya think he's in this religious thing for the bucks?

He looks like a sleazy drug lord posing as a church man.

They all watch the same Fox News station, and get induced into a frenzy, thinking they're above the law...time to humble this small—very small—part of America.

What's with all the media on these protests anyway? There are so few of them.

[padah513]

14. Absolutely it's about the bucks

Passing that collection plate two or three times a service can really add up when you have a large congregation. The question is how much of that money finds its way into this pastor's pocket. The way he's trying so hard to kick against the prick, my guess is that it must be a lot.

[TlalocW]

16. consider he's a prosperity gospel minister, yes

That photo of him on his phone? He's got his calculator app open figuring out how much he can make off each parishioner before he gets them sick, and they die.

TlalocW

[olegramps]

24. I'll bet that he has encouraged them to put him in their will and prays for their speedy departure.

[truthisfreedom]

5. What's in that little spritz bottle in his right hand? Holy water? Virus killer?

Mosquito spray?

[SunSeeker]

8. I'm guessing hair gel, by the looks of his coiffure. nt

[denem]

10. bleach

100% perfect protection

[Bengus81]

21. He sells his flock Wuhan Don's Magic CV Elixer................

Takes that CV and HURLS it out of your body!!! And for only $150 per bottle. Praise the Lord!!!!!

[TeamPooka]

6. The devil made him do it.

[SunSeeker]

7. Well it sure wasn't Jesus. nt

[Snoopy 7]

15. Coruptians 13:7

Coruptians 13 Says- Thou shalt runeth over anyone who protest your mana making for they are the spreaders of the truth...

[LeftInTX]

9. Trump will praise Spell.

Trump will say: "The other guy was bad, real bad. He did some terrible things"

[3Hotdogs]

19. --- and he was nasty, too.

[jmowreader]

11. I just want him convicted of enough of a felony...

...that he can't vote or own a gun again for the rest of his life.

[softydog88]

12. The shit we let people get away with

because they claim to speak for god. Sigh.

[nwliberalkiwi]

13. Buses

The State should find out who supplies the buses for this Church and shut them down. That will stop a alot of people from attending.

[ProfessorGAC]

20. Impose Distancing On Busses

That would reduce the numbers. One person, every 3 rows! All on the window.
Row 1, right. Row 3, left
Bus goes from carrying 60 to 8. The bus won't bother going on the road.

[Maggiemayhem]

17. Awww. He can't use his fancy money counting machine with only nine attendees.

[Bengus81]

18. Louisiana...a cesspool of corona virus and death enabled by asshats like this one....

That is the face and actions of Trump's America

[IronLionZion]

22. Pro-life

God wants you to give me your stimulus check

[The Magistrate]

23. Let Us Hope He Resists, Ma'am

[blakstoneranger]

25. NOT A CHRISTIAN BONE IN HIS SINFUL BODY!

Make no mistake---THIS IS ABOUT MONEY, AND LOTS OF IT!!!

[AllaN01Bear]

26. yet another case of a "man of god" grifting off his parisheners to be a millionare.

[Paladin]

27. "Man of God" my ass. (nt)

[Gothmog]

28. Lock him up

[Neerav B. Trivedi]

29. Because Jesus died for his sins

He will be allowed to get away with this transgression and go through the Pearly Gates of Heaven.

{/sarcasm}{/sarcasm}{/sarcasm}{/sarcasm}{/sarcasm}

[Marie Marie]

30. The right wing will declare him a martyr and start screaming about religious freedom.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

31. But he's a man of Gawd