Covid and Christians - Update 04/27/2020

I was kinda hoping falling numbers of these stories of stupidity would subside, however, we've had an uptick over the last day:

• North Carolina Pastor Brian Carn, was caught on recording saying he has syptoms of Covid and if anyone in his congregation has them they should tell their doctors they go to a different church - https://thegrio.com/2020/04/23/defiant-pastor-admits-covid-19-symptom/
• Not understanding the difference between being asked to remain home and worship their god over Zoom, and rounding up the jews and throwing them in furnaces this clueless religidiot compares shelter in place with the Nazi's of course - https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/mat-staver-compares-christians-facing-social-distancing-restrictions-to-jews-persecuted-in-nazi-germany/
• Tony's out and back holding magical infection parties while under house arrest - https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/central-pastor-holds-services-again
• AT&T urges DirectTV to drop Jim Baker's religious QVC in backlash over him hawking fake Corona cures - https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/missouri/2020/04/19/coronavirus-more-backlash-jim-bakker-show-time-att-directv/5144121002/
• Pastor says that during a financial crisis everyone still owes their 10% club dues.  He also urges people to avoid a covid vaccine when one is developed because they are from the pit of hell, thinks we should listen to Trump over scientist because Trump was chosen by G-d. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MseojvQdocs&feature=youtu.be&t=1473
• Show off that Ankle monitor Tony!  That's it.  Work it baby!  Oh wait bro, did you know you're not supposed to leave home? - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8259019/Tony-Spell-shows-ankle-monitor-preaches-defiance-Louisiana-stay-home-order.html
• Muslim cleric takes his turn to spin the religious wheel of covid blame, lands on "Obscenity and Nudity" - https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/coronavirus-is-gods-wrath-pakistan-cleric-says-obscenity-and-nudity-reasons-behind-the-pandemic/583009
• Having blown away the corona virus (quite literally) in the previous episode, Kenny Copeland now say's god has brought warm weather to cure covid and declares it over - Despite it still miraculously holding on in warm sunny Florida, TX, LA, MS etc. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSOzMyaYxuU&feature=youtu.be&t=1908
• Pastor Shane Idleman say's its "Not Biblical" to stop churches from meeting during a Pandemic.  Shane, you idiot, it's not legal even under the strictest sense of the first amendment, but forget that, how about doing the right thing and loving your fellow man Shane.  Huh Shane? - https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/80832-is-it-biblical-to-stop-churches-from-meeting-in-person-during-pandemic

Covid and Christians - Update 04/24/2020

Finally it looks like the volume of these stories may be subsiding.  We'll see what we find over the next week.

• Just in case your wondering, here is what the American Constitutional Society has said about closing churches in relation to the first amendment - https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/forced-closing-of-houses-of-worship-during-the-coronavirus-both-legal-and-right/
• Tony's wife get's in on the action as she flashes her cash on the way to bail out the "Branch Covidian" - https://www.yahoo.com/news/wife-pastor-arrested-nearly-hitting-223909127.html
• Spinning the wheel of Christian Corona blame, Pat Robertson settles on "Same Sex Marriage" for today's scapegoat. - https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/04/pat-robertson-blames-coronavirus-sex-marriage/
• The white house has unilaterally decided that funds deemed for the WHO, to be diverted to organizations like Franklin Graham's "Samaritans Purse" - https://nypost.com/2020/04/16/white-house-steers-withheld-who-funds-to-other-organizations/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons

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/

Covid and Christians - Update 04/21/2020

I thought we were going to see this trickle to and end soon, but it hasn't.  Here are the latest including a gem, where Tony Spell, the Louisiana pastor that keeps ignoring social distancing, gets an arrest warrant after trying to kill a protestor with his church bus!

• Tony Spell, our favorite Louisiana "Branch Covidian", sees falling numbers in people turning out for his infection parties (church services) after parishioner dies of the virus.  Say's turnout numbers are a lie.  Everything is a lie with this guy. - https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_4286c264-828d-11ea-88cd-8f46245d6a4a.html
• Apparently, it takes a pandemic for Brazil to hear the requests of remote tribes to keep missionaries out. - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-indigenous-amazon-missionaries-bolsonaro_n_5e9cf173c5b635d25d6ec824
• Pat Robertson thinks Covid is because of marriage equality and abortion. - https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/pat-robertson-links-covid-19-pandemic-marriage-equality-and-abortion
• Interesting read on how Martin Luther felt about the Plague.  He supported quarantines. Said he would only put himself in harms way of the plague if it was to truly help someone. - https://www.eiu.edu/historia/Sundheim3.pdf
• Interesting article about Christian White Nationalism, its threat, and what we've seen with Covid - https://www.salon.com/2020/04/20/covid-19-shows-that-christian-white-nationalism-is-a-greater-threat-than-radical-islam_partner/
• File this in the "You can't make this shit up!" category.  Tony Spell, Yes, the same Louisiana pastor we keep hearing about, has an arrest warrant now for "Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon"  after he tries to drive a bus over someone protesting his infection party - https://www.wafb.com/2020/04/20/arrest-warrant-issued-defiant-louisiana-pastor/

Covid and Christians - Update 04/20/2020

More for the lists, plus one for an exception where a Christian speaks out against what he's seeing:

• Pastor quoted as saying,  "I can guarantee that the church that goes by Jesus's teaching, there will be no infection," gets corona along with at least 22 of his blind followers - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/christian-pastor-defied-myanmar-law-positive-coronavirus-200418060107848.html
• At least the Jehovah's witnesses stopped knocking on doors for now, although they aren't happy about it. - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/politics/coronavirus-jehovahs-witnesses.html
• Republic of Georgia sees people turnout for it's Easter services around the country - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-georgia-easter/hundreds-of-parishioners-attend-orthodox-easter-vigil-in-georgia-idUSKBN2200Y3
• Federal judge thinks people should be able to go to church as long as they remain 6 feet apart, despite church not being an essential activity and latest studies showing 6 feet is most likely not enough.  This is why we need to not elect religious leaning officials.  You get decisions like this and tainted teaching of "science" in your schools. - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-judge-blocks-kansas-limits-religious-gatherings-n1187186
• Kentuckians:  "Quarantine sucks, let's protest so we can go back to church!"  One week later - https://www.newsweek.com/kentucky-reports-highest-coronavirus-infection-increase-after-week-protests-reopen-state-1498835
• In the wake of the quarantine protests and all, this christian magazine writes about christians falling for conspiracy theories.  This is someone in their community that seems to have a little common sense. - https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2020/april/christians-and-corona-conspiracies.html?fbclid=IwAR0VJKDhpyCaCBj-pog3gH09fOTnBT-vU68bP9pSQKvfdM4QeiFULLQRZcA

Covid and Christians update - 04/19/2020

The hits keep coming - I'll keep adding them:

• Once again idiots, you're first amendment rights stop when you start putting people's lives in danger, like yelling Fire in a theater, or gathering in large groups during a pandemic - https://www2.ljworld.com/news/state-government/2020/apr/16/churches-suing-kansas-governor-over-religious-gathering-limits/
• X-tian?  I'm not really sure, but since they call themselves a church, I'll point out these fools selling a bleaching agent as a cure for Corona and other diseases - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-church-coronavirus-bleaching-agent-cure-covid-19/
• Religious school kids are testing positive for Corona after some of them attended a mass religious gathering - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid19-malaysia-religious-school-children-expected-positive-12649072
• Not to be outdone by the American Christians, Muslims from Bangladesh gather 10000 strong to pray "healing verses" to "protect" from Covid - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/coronavirus-pandemic-bangladesh-india-muslim-prayer-gathering-healing-verses-a9410476.html
• 4 family members of Virginia bishop who died of coronavirus now battling it themselves.  This was the guy who died after saying it was made up and continued to hold services - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-family-members-virginia-bishop-who-died-coronavirus-now-battling-n1187076
• Mostly religious right protesters take to the streets despite social distancing orders at the call of their Mascot of idiocy, Alex Jones, and his Corona killing toothpaste - https://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/austin-coronavirus-you-cant-close-america-rally-draws-crowds

Covid and Christians Update - 04/17/2020

Just adding more to the list for anyone that is interested.  I find so many of these every day now it has gone beyond sickening and I'm fighting against entering the "acceptance" stage except for accepting that idiocy seems pretty prevelant where religion is involved.

• Falwell being sued by his students for bait and switch with dorm refunds/credits - https://abovethelaw.com/2020/04/falwells-liberty-university-pockets-fees-after-pretending-to-open-dorms-suit-alleges/
• He also has tried to have journalists arrested while Corona spreads around his still open campus - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/us/politics/jerry-falwell-liberty-university-coronavirus.html
• This guy.  Somebody Pissed in his cheerios or something.  He thinks Bill Gates and the Gov. are going to force him and his to take a COVID vaccine and he don't want that.  Watch for the "Frostys in the lake of fire!" quote at the very least.  - https://twitter.com/pastorlocke/status/1250544387181944837?s=09
• Our Louisiana friend, the one who keeps defying the orders to keep people from church... his lawyer just got COVID - https://www.wafb.com/2020/04/16/report-attorney-representing-la-pastor-defying-governors-stay-at-home-order-hospitalized-coronavirus/
  • Not sure he cares.  He's quoted as saying " if any of his church members die from the virus, they'll have done so in the name of God and freedom" - https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/08/louisiana-pastor-tony-spell-arrested-coronavirus-worshipers-sacrifice-god/
• And it's official Tony Spell is responsible for at least one death now - https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/16/pastor-tony-spells-lawyer-attended-church-service-contracted-covid-19/
• Spell says it's a lie and the man died of a broken heart, despite his positive test, symptoms, coroner report, and all evidence pointing to Corona - https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_e6cb0b16-8024-11ea-8565-ab701ea43306.html?1587074910311&utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=desktop_push