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“God will shield us from all harm and sickness,” Spell said in an interview. “We are not afraid. We are called by God to stand against the Antichrist creeping into America’s borders. We will spread the Gospel.” Indeed, some major religious-liberty legal advocacy groups, whose mission is to challenge restrictions on freedom of religion, have not raised objections to the closures, saying churches have been treated the same as other major institutions and that safety comes first.
Lay preacher Jon Duncan, 43, who has led the evangelical center for more than 10 years, said that under city orders, his landlord changed the locks and shut them out Sunday morning.
Those are Religious but not Godly. Even God told believers to obey those in Authority like they obey God. Those are Fanatics
Why TF do y’all like to post bad news guys are like news prostitutes now, posting whatever you can for clicks!
Greed for a few of them collection plates. What’s the worst that could happen?
The most selfish concept of personal liberties I’ve ever heard.
Natural selection.
The Church knows this is wrong, from its history with plagues prior to germ theory. It’s counter intuitive to human nature to social distance especially during any traumatic event. But it’s necessary when confronting a disease that’s survival depends on this natural behavior.
Every entitled, selfish asshole who attends one of these services should be arrested and heavily fined.
So your God is ok with killing its parishioners
Stupidity!
God won't help them
I miss my churchfamily alot but most of us are older and it would not be good if we all shared the virus. Jesus said do unto others as you would to yourself. onlinechurchservices
Religious cults should not be allowed to endanger the public.
Darwinism at work
The church does not spread virus... They spread healing.
For years we have been fed the rubbish that it is only the mid east crazy zealots that are to be blamed.
Sad
They’ll be able to get to see the Lord in person too a few weeks later
Thin the herd...in gods name of course.
Now they will find out this 'God' is not real. And doesn't their right to worship interfere with your right to life and liberty? Which comes first? PandemicPresident PresidentKevorkian
Bloody idiot
Those aren’t priests .... Pontifex
Life is full of choices sometimes we good ones and sometimes not so good.
Idiots. Let them suffer what they must.
How Darwinian of them.
Let them all go, and then lock them in and quarantine the place for however long need be!
Sheeple led to the slaughter. They don't care about lives, they care about DONATIONS $$$. If they cared they'd televise as other churches do. Lives are more IMPORTANT than sermons.
Than they should also be paying taxes, since it is our tax money that is going to pay for their recovery of the covid break-out soon to follow!
Religion. 🙄
Quarantine in place!
They should stop paying taxes! Oh wait.
Stubborn deaf and blind 🙈
Selfish. Not Christian.
Ok don’t come looking for a COVID test when your sickness comes. Just ask Jesus if you have it.
How on earth can people of faith claim to have moral authority?
As my mother, a devout Methodist, said the other day. “God gave everyone good judgment. These pastors and worshippers aren’t using it.”
A law firm needs to tee up class action lawsuits on behalf of all the secondary victims of this stupidity.
That is So Fucked Up! Hope Law Enforcement prevents that
Can they all just stay there then?
That’s when this “rights” thing bites people in the ass. The group with the right to get together for prayer encroaches on others right to be healthy and stay alive. The one hour chat and song can kill hundreds of others and keep a pandemic alive. That’s a bit to “righty”. 😀
that is true. the US constitution does out weigh state and even federal law. it is the supreme law of the land and guarantees in perpetuity Religious freedom and the right to assembly in the 1ST AMENDMENT.
The Bible teaches we are to obey authority UNLESS they are contradicting the Bible. Stay Home orders are NOT against the Bible. These churches and their leaders are wrong.
religious fanatics have been committing mass suicide from the birth of religion. Its just a shame, this time, they will be taking innocent people with them. But then again, religious fanatics are known for killing innocent people too..
The poor Shepard’s who are afraid to lose their flock and Easter Offerings show the weakness of the flesh.
Religious extremism truly blinds people.
I imagine the word church is used very loosely here. I wouldn't call them churches. These people are brainwashed and stupid.
It's criminal, but the same holds true for patients when during Christmas they eat and drink too much and in the new year doctors and health care workers have to solve their health issues, they in their ignorance and stupidity caused themselves.
Darwin uber alles.
Their right to worship in large groups supersedes their need for a ventilator, then, I guess? But I'm sure they'll be fine.
Can you at least take people's temperatures at the door?
One could argue that this is the process of Natural Selection!
Dont worry jesus will protect them))
They should arrest them and padlock the church door
God loves stupid apparently.
Slimme Amerikanen zijn het toch.
If these so called preachers wants to do Rev. Jim Jones type services on Easter then let's quarantine these flocks of bird brains inside their place of worship for at least 14 days. Why should any of us risk our lives for these zealots.
And all the worshipers will don their MAGA bonnets.
Anyone who attends church services needs to sign waivers that they forfeit medical care in the event they get Covid 19. They should be fine with thoughts and prayers and stuff.
The man got bills to pay! Make all of these attendees sign a waiver in case they get infected, they won't get medical attention! Willful negligence!
Hope they could try online
Technically this is not true. Reckless endangerment outweighs first amendment. But they let ppl dance with poisonous snakes too, so maybe no one will do anything about it.
There is one solution. See the office by TV, sa we do in France.
Holdout 'churches' are not churches...they're cults putting self-interest above the health of attendees.
Keep them there for 14 days
STOP!!!!!!!!!
THEY'RE PUTTING OTHER PEOPLES' LIVES IN DANGER! AND..THE LONGER PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TO BE DEFIANT,THE LONGER THIS 'STAY AT HOME' THING GOES ON. I WOULD JUST LOVE TO SEE THESE CONGREGATIONS ARRESTED. STUPID ****S!
their right to worship does not supersede my health worship by ipad you fringe loons
'Satan and a virus will not stop us,' said the Reverend Tony Spell, pastor of the evangelical Life Tabernacle Church near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He expects a crowd of more than 2,000 to gather in worship at his megachurch on Sunday
Let us prey