More Ignorant examples of why we can't have nice things...

 

• “If you think the government is going to be benevolent to the church,” Fairrington said in Sunday’s sermon, “if you believe that, you just haven’t studied history...”  SAYS THE GUY WHO TOOK $350,000 OF TAXPAYER MONEY WHILE CONTINUING TO DEFY ORDERS AND HOLD MAGICAL INFECTION PARTIES - https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article244351182.html
• We've seen it over and over.  Stupid is as stupid does - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/28/covid-19-more-40-people-infected-alabama-church-revival/5525594002/
• The spread of Corona in the south showcases the risk of anti-intellectual beliefs.  You invisible sky fairy does not take the place of a mask, social distancing, and common sense. - https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/04/spread-covid-19-south-shows-risks-anti-intellectualism/
• In California, where the virus is worst in the US at the time of this article, people are still flocking mask-less to indoor, shoulder-to-shoulder magical infection parties.  The pastor claims that the government can't tell him where or how to practice his religion, except they didn't.  What's next, parishioners pissing in the street, or shitting on the lawn?  We can just ignore public health for a invisible sky fairy? - https://www.pinkfineart.com/aunt-judys/katie-shaved-panty-tastin/108446/

Covid and Christians II - Updates 07/13/2020

• Are you a christian nurse or physicians assistant that has an immune deficiency?  Send them to Church Camp!  When they come home sick you can treat them with hydorcloriquine and grandpa's oxygen tank and then take them to the hospital in time to watch them die. - https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/07/florida-carsyn-davis-coronavirus/?outputType=amp
• 82 infected with Corona at Missouri summer camp.  What kind of camp you ask? Well... - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/missouri-summer-camp-closes-after-82-kids-and-staff-infected-with-coronavirus/ar-BB16uKqY?ocid=sf
• 32 infected and 2 dead. - What a way to spend a Sunday - https://wvmetronews.com/2020/07/06/two-recent-coronavirus-deaths-tied-to-church-outbreak/
• Yeah, let's just Joke about the Corona on our sign because people dying is funny, Derp - https://weartv.com/news/local/milton-church-sign-seemingly-making-light-of-covid-19-drawing-attention

Covid and Christians - Part II

Ok, so ignorance has abounded here in the good ole 'U.S.A', where people refuse to quarantine, wear masks, or show an ounce of compassion or common sense when it comes to protecting others from this virus.  I could spend tons of time focusing on the college kids that congregate for parties, or the virus spreading easily in restaurants, bars, and barbecues, but that is not what this blog is about.  This blog is about shedding light on the craziness of religion and the nasty things that are done by its adherents  without regard for morals, justice, and decency either in direct contradiction to the tenets of their belief or by using their belief to excuse their behavior.

So, without further ado, I am restarting the list again since there are so many examples again.

• Christian Camp closes down due to infections, because there is nothing like sharing Jesus and Corona at the same time. - https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article244033672.html
• So, we opened earlier than expected, but we had social distancing in place.  This church took that as "Let's open the doors, come together and SING praises to our sky fairy and HUG EACH OTHER BECAUSE ITS BEEN A MONTH OR SO SINCE WE GOT TOGETHER." - https://www.newsweek.com/texas-church-reports-more-50-covid-cases-plans-sunday-service-1515821
• Oregon's biggest outbreak yet, 236 people infected, all from one church. - https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/06/coronavirus-outbreak-linked-to-eastern-oregon-church-surpasses-200-cases.html
• One person shows up with Corona, 18 people test positive.  Church is not where we need to be boys and girls. - https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/06/09/coronavirus-kentucky-17-clays-mill-baptist-church-members-infected/3164299001/
• Think I'm kidding about this church business?  West Virginia has called out the national guard to help decontaminate churches after one church had 18 cases.  It's so bad they are not going to name any more churches with outbreaks because there are so many in the area and for privacy reasons (bs). - https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/06/14/wv-jim-justice-national-guard-coronavirus/
• Despite orders in place not to congregate people are still going to in-person, indoor services, which feature the 'laying on of hands', and recognizing mothers by herding them all together real close in front of everyone without masks. - https://www.lagrandeobserver.com/coronavirus/covid-19-explosion/article_feb41198-af5c-11ea-b466-9bb49be5644c.html

Believe me there is more, but this is all for today.

Covid and Christians - Final Update 05/10/2020

I'm happy to report we are seeing fewer and fewer of these headlines, and while they are still coming in and I'll still file them away for my own amusement I won't be updating this blog with them on a regular basis.

While many Christian churches have handled this pandemic with a level head, we can see that a large number of them just don't get it.  We will continue to have churches rejecting science and see people protesting common sense as long as we keep mandating fantasy be taught as fact in our schools, as long as we continue to place more value on religion than reason, and as long as we hold in high esteem swindling cult leaders and politicians over those who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of scientific knowledge. 

• GOP Senator refuses to wear mask because, "Faces are the likeness of God",  https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/496086-gop-ohio-state-lawmaker-refuses-to-wear-face-mask-because-faces-are-the?rss=1
•  In the good news category, here is a story about the sacrifice of a few Sikh doctors - https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/covid-19-sikh-doctors-in-canada-make-extremely-difficult-decision-to-shave-beards-81203
• Separation of Church and State!!!!!!!!!  Only in America could a tax exempt organization that has repeatedly covered up child rape apply for and receive federal funds.  This pisses me off if you can't tell - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/catholic-churches-paycheck-protection-program-loans/
• Indiana Governor Holcomb says limits on the number of people allowed to attend church services has been lifted and that church goers will be the "Control Group" to see if limits should be lifted in other areas.  How does it feel to be a lab rat Christian?  This is what happens when anti-science people try to science. - https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2020/05/04/coronavirus-indiana-why-churches-can-resume-services-friday/3078676001/
• Not necessarily Christians in this one, but I'm posting it anyway to serve as a reminder that stupid is stupid and we need to use our brains, exercise critical thinking and maybe not gather in large groups. You know like PROTESTING STAY AT HOME ORDERS MEANT TO KEEP YOU SAFE!  Some of those protesters are learning why in Wisconsin - https://www.cbs58.com/news/72-got-covid-19-after-being-at-large-event

Covid and Christians - Update 05/06/2020

I really hope we are coming to the end of these stories, we've had far less this last week:

• Franklin Graham is closing up his anti-gay field hospital because everyone will die eventually so we need to open up the economy so Fuck the gays but add old people to that as well - https://www.facebook.com/FranklinGraham/posts/3262077730515052
• Oh Wait, they kicked his bigoted butt out of the city - https://council.nyc.gov/press/2020/05/01/1951/
• Of course that was after he discriminated against the city's gay population comparing them to drug users - https://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/religion/article241911986.html
• Fear and ignorance in the Roman church of Illinois as they resolve to break stay at home orders because "freedom and oppression" - Fine we need more examples of Christian regard for their fellow man. - https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/05/05/pastors-put-illinois-gov-on-notice-with-fiery-declaration-were-opening-may-10-no-matter-what/

Covid and Christians - Update 05/01/2020

Here is the latest batch:

• At least 70 cases linked to single California church - https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/03/us/sacramento-county-church-covid-19-outbreak/index.html
• Sad story, but the moral really is: Faith claims and Prayers don't protect from Corona...or many other things in life - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-virginia-preacher-believed-god-can-heal-anything-then-he-caught-coronavirus/ar-BB13gpl2?li=BBnbfcL
• Muslim Cleric takes his turn at the wheel of religious Coronavirus blame, lands on "Scantily clad women" - https://news.yahoo.com/scantily-dressed-women-responsible-coronavirus-033203719.html?guccounter=1
• Funeral for Rabbi in NYC draws a crowd of 2500, social distancing be damned. - https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-thousands-gather-rabbi-funeral-brooklyn-20200429-a5iuoqennnc47fdtdldw4adh3i-story.html
• Ordained child molester dies in nursing home, probably from Corona - https://www.nj.com/morris/2020/04/defrocked-priest-who-admitted-abusing-a-dozen-children-dies-at-nursing-home.html (Not conclusive)
• America's bible belt downplayed the virus, ignored social distancing rules for their magical infection parties and as a result dozens of pastors (and even more parishioners are dead - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bible-belt-us-coronavirus-pandemic-pastors-church-a9481226.html
• Romanian Orthodox priests have their robes in twist about posters depicting doctors and nurses as saintly - https://www.9news.com.au/world/romanian-nurse-posters-blasphemous/ddeda0e7-084d-4cc9-9a0a-a0aa346e06bf
• Church in london selling "Divine Clensing Oil" as Coronavirus protection kit - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-52480133
• Cincinnati Religious groups want taxpayer funded bailout in direct violation of the separation of church and state - https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/04/30/coronavirus-bailout-churches-mosques-and-synagogues-seek-tax-dollars/3055731001/

Covid and Christians - Update 04/28/2020

It looks like we are "flattening the curve" of human stupidity (yeah right), well at least there are fewer stories in the news.  I will probably stop posting these every day for now.

• Georgia gov Kemp, opens up restaurants and eases other restrictions against warnings from those who know better, institutes a day of prayer to ward off Corona.  I'm sure that will work. - https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/kemp-hold-prayer-service-some-restaurants-georgia-reopen/BpPN6vnhD89K3rU62M8lLN/
•  1 church 9 deaths - I don't want to point fingers on this one as there is no proof they got it from services.  Sad - https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/18/us/harlem-african-american-church-covid-deaths/index.html
• Article on America and it's Churches - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/05/coronavirus-churches-florida-social-distancing