Louisiana pastor defies coronavirus order, draws over 1,000 people to services

[LiberalArkie]

March 25, 2020, 12:21 PM CDT / Updated March 25, 2020, 12:37 PM CDT

A Louisiana pastor is apparently defying the governor's order against gatherings of more than 50 people by hosting over 1,000 churchgoers at a service Sunday and bringing together hundreds at another service Tuesday, according to the pastor and local media.



The pastor, Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, said he does not believe his congregation is at risk of getting COVID-19, the disease associated with the coronavirus, according to CBS affiliate WAFB.

"It’s not a concern," Spell told the outlet. "The virus, we believe, is politically motivated. We hold our religious rights dear and we are going to assemble no matter what someone says."

Spell said 1,170 attended his service Sunday, according to WAFB

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-pastor-defies-coronavirus-order-draws-over-1-000-people-n1168501

[VMA131Marine]

1. One birthday party in CT with 40 people

became a super spreader event that distributed the virus all over the world; imagine what this could do if anybody who had the virus shows up to the service. 🤦🏻

[Botany]

2. "The virus*, we believe, is politically motivated."

* A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. from wiki


Rename the church to our holy mother of the dumb fucks.

Mar. 24, 12:02 p.m.

There are 1,388 reported cases of the coronavirus in Louisiana with now 46 deaths. The East Baton Rouge Parish has 58 cases with two deaths. Cases in Orleans Parish have reached 675 cases with 26 deaths.

https://www.lsureveille.com/coronavirus/louisiana-coronavirus-update-positive-cases-covid--deaths/article_01bc9da4-6716-11ea-bf77-2b29230adfbc.html

Congrats Pastor Dumb Ass, you just got sick or killed your congregation.

[Chainfire]

5. It is no problem

They will all be going to a far better place. The Pastor is just leading them; what a hero!

[Botany]

6. Look if the Pastor and his adult members want to die a brutal death fine but what about the ...

... families, friends, and other people they spread their C-19 to? Children, grandparents, store clerks,
Drs., nurses, and so oh.

[Rebl2]

12. Exactly

Why don’t they arrest him for not complying with the order.

[tanyev]

3. The ironically named Life Tabernacle....

[Phoenix61]

4. I swear you can't make this shit up.

And we all thought The Handmaid’s Tale was farfetched.

[spicysista]

7. My home town.

We've broken all kinds of barriers. We've made so much progress. This will not be remembered as one of our finest hours. They are not demonstrating faith. They are being foolish.

Proverbs 28:26 Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

8. And Southerners wonder why some of us think they are all stupid.

Yes, I know, this is one pastor but also 1,170 parishioners, all of whom are idiots.

[Vogon_Glory]

9. Talk about being fools for Christ

In other times I might have found the strength of his faith inspirational, but I believe that his thoughts and actions are those of an idiot.

[blueinredohio]

10. When people are that stupid if they catch the hoax

They should not get treatment.

[Botany]

11. Put 'em in tents in the church parking lots and let 'em pray for Jaaa-bees-USSS to heal 'em.

But I do feel bad for their kids, families, friends, and other people they infect.

Good God in Butter Louisiana is a huge C-19 hot spot.