Covid and Christians - Update 04/22/2020

Highlights include Tony Spell getting arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, communion wafers that prevent Covid, and Hospital parking lot prayer parties where churchgoers meet to spread the virus while blocking parking for hospital staff and patients.

• Catholic priest charged with spreading Corona after ignoring lockdown - https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/kenyan-court-charges-catholic-priest-spreading-coronavirus
• Jim Baker on his show, threatens bankruptcy since he can't accept credit cards anymore because he was selling products with false claims of curing Corona - https://jimbakkershow.com/watch/?guid=3903 (Warning there is a lot of BS to wade through)
• FFRF warns governors about religious exemptions  “Americans have rights to worship and to assemble, but neither of those rights is unlimited and neither includes the right to risk other people’s lives,” - https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/37424-stop-exempting-religious-gatherings-ffrf-advises-governors
• Tony Spell, the "Branch Covidian", bus driving attempted murderer pastor, releases video of his magical infection party, where he is climbing on the pulpit, spinning in circles and ranting about his arrest. - https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/unhinged-video-shows-lockdown-defying-pastor-tony-spell-climbing-on-pulpit-spinning-in-circles-and-ranting-about-his-arrest/
• Now communion crackers prevent Covid - https://deadstate.org/televangelist-the-communion-wafer-i-ate-acted-as-a-shield-against-coronavirus/
• We really should be calling this Religion vs Covid.  The Muslims are getting ready for a worldwide virus party of their own - https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/ramadan-collision-course-virus-asias-muslims-doc-1qp32k4
• Indiana Atheist group reports numerous "Pack the lot" events, where christians cram hospital parking lots, taking up valuable parking from employees and patients while they pray in their cars (except they don't stay in their cars). Lots of pictures and news stories - https://northernindianaatheists.com/activism/2020/4/17/how-local-hospitals-and-churches-have-been-handling-the-pandemic-wrong
• Heard something interesting, that people in India were blaming religion for Corona, and well they aren't right, but they are right about it contributing to the spread, just like how 1/3 of all infections in Korea were traced to 1 church, same with California where 1 church is responsible for 1/5 of cases  etc.  and the huge number of cases in NYC where the orthadox jewish community refuses to quarantine - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-islam-insigh/the-religious-retreat-that-sparked-indias-major-coronavirus-manhunt-idUSKBN21K3KF
• Not sure how I missed it, but Tony Spell's attorney, the one that caught the covid, works for Roy Moore the disgraced pedaphile , twice removed Alabama supreme court justice - https://www.wymt.com/content/news/Attorney-representing-La-pastor-defying-stay-at-home-order-hospitalized-for-coronavirus-569700031.html
•  Despite doing everything that they can to spread the virus, Christians think that using Covid as a fear tactic to bring in converts is OK by their book of fear - https://www.crossway.org/articles/5-ways-the-covid-19-pandemic-points-us-to-the-gospel/
• Well, they arrested out good friend Tony, but he's already out and ready to shout from the pulpit with a same day evening service. - https://www.wafb.com/2020/04/20/arrest-warrant-issued-defiant-louisiana-pastor/