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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Fri May 8, 2020, 09:15 PM May 2020

California pastors vow to defy Gov. Newsom and reopen: 'Churches are part of the answer not the prob

A network of 3,000 California churches, representing 2.5 million members, plans to defy Gov. Gavin Newsom by resuming in-person services, as pastors insist they've been left out of the process.

California Church United pastors announced Thursday in front of a Fontana megachurch that they plan to open May 31, instead of waiting until stage 3, when gyms, movie theaters, and other venues open, the San Bernardino County Sun reports.

May 31 was chosen because it is Pentecost, marking the birth of the Christian Church when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles and followers of Jesus, according to Christian tradition, fitting for a "rebirth" of services.

“Our churches are part of the answer, not part of the problem,” said Danny Carroll, senior pastor at Water of Life Community Church. “We're an essential part of this whole journey and we've been bypassed ... kicked to the curb and deemed nonessential."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-pastors-vow-to-defy-gov-newsom-and-reopen-churches-are-part-of-the-answer-not-the-problem/ar-BB13Oe7u?li=BBnb7Kz

Sure just pray the virus away.

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California pastors vow to defy Gov. Newsom and reopen: 'Churches are part of the answer not the prob (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP
Let me see if I got this straight . . . Haggis for Breakfast May 2020 #1
+1000 alwaysinasnit May 2020 #3
Churches are part of the answer Renew Deal May 2020 #2
Please Proceed... Thomas Hurt May 2020 #4
May 31st. Pentacost. When the Holy Spirit descended on believers. 3Hotdogs May 2020 #5
IDIOTS!!! ailsagirl May 2020 #6
their loving god sends a plague to kill his followers. its not CA & Newsom thats the prob nt msongs May 2020 #7
The Christian church has been the kacekwl May 2020 #8
Churches *ARE* the problem. Initech May 2020 #9

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
1. Let me see if I got this straight . . .
Fri May 8, 2020, 09:21 PM
May 2020

These snake charmers are peeved because they've been "left out of the process."

Hey, if you people want to be included in the political side of things, then waive your tax exempt status. Otherwise, STFU.

3Hotdogs

(12,207 posts)
5. May 31st. Pentacost. When the Holy Spirit descended on believers.
Fri May 8, 2020, 10:55 PM
May 2020

Well, I suspect another invisible being will descend and tan their sorry asses.

Initech

(99,909 posts)
9. Churches *ARE* the problem.
Fri May 15, 2020, 08:01 PM
May 2020

Literally - they are spreading this virus by not keeping to the lockdowns. The longer they keep this going the worse it's going to get.

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