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babylonsister

(171,066 posts) Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:06 AM Mar 2020

Over 1,200 people attend Louisiana church service, defying coronavirus ban: "We will continue"

Death wish, for them or us?

Over 1,200 people attend Louisiana church service, defying coronavirus ban: "We will continue"
By Christopher Brito
March 30, 2020 / 12:37 PM / CBS News

More than 1,200 people attended services at a Louisiana church, again defying the governor's coronavirus ban against more than 50 people gathering. Tony Spell has continued to hold services all month at Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge – even as the coronavirus spreads throughout the United States.

More than 143,500 people have tested positive in the U.S. and as of Monday morning, the nation's death toll was over 2,500. However, the devastating nature of the virus has not dissuaded Spell from holding services on Sunday, despite experts saying social distancing could help slow down the spread of COVID-19 infections.

Spell told CBS News that 1,265 people went to his church on Sunday and defended their assembly. "We have a constitutional right to congregate," Spell said in an email on Monday. "We will continue."

He said they disinfect the venue daily and even boasted that it's "cleaner" than open gas stations, Walmart and Sam's Club. Spell offered a "no comment" when asked whether his church was still collecting donations.

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Over 1,200 people attend Louisiana church service, defying coronavirus ban: "We will continue" (Original Post) babylonsister Mar 2020 OP

Feiner v. New York jberryhill Mar 2020 #1

Tony Spell is a terrorist. Initech Mar 2020 #2

Do the state Health Departments have any way to shut them down? Lars39 Mar 2020 #3

If I lived in that community, I would think about moving or self isolating, being that other states SWBTATTReg Mar 2020 #4

Notice a pattern with churches with "Life" in their names dalton99a Mar 2020 #5

When will LE be there to put a halt to this shit? They arrested that ass clown in FLA. jmg257 Mar 2020 #6

Can they be locked in and not allowed to leave there? davsand Mar 2020 #7

I see karma in action beachbumbob Mar 2020 #8

Louisiana should follow Tampa's lead. Arkansas Granny Mar 2020 #9

Dealing in death, stealin' in the name of the Lord. Mopar151 Mar 2020 #10

Time to ban them lsewpershad Mar 2020 #11

I have to wonder how many churches are meeting Mariana Mar 2020 #12

There's one about 4 blocks away from me. babylonsister Mar 2020 #13

Send an F-16 to level the building. Takket Mar 2020 #14

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. Feiner v. New York

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:08 AM

Mar 2020

https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/340/315

The First Amendment is not a license to pose an immediate danger to public safety.

Initech

(100,079 posts)

2. Tony Spell is a terrorist.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:09 AM

Mar 2020

Lars39

(26,109 posts)

3. Do the state Health Departments have any way to shut them down?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:15 AM

Mar 2020

If not, they should.

SWBTATTReg

(22,130 posts)

4. If I lived in that community, I would think about moving or self isolating, being that other states

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:17 AM

Mar 2020

are starting to enforce blocking the borders between irresponsible states and states that do care about their residents, forcing those to self isolate if need be. I think I even saw where one state is refusing entry...I forget where, to those w/ license plates of heavily impacted CV regions.

dalton99a

(81,513 posts)

5. Notice a pattern with churches with "Life" in their names

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:18 AM

Mar 2020

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

6. When will LE be there to put a halt to this shit? They arrested that ass clown in FLA.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:20 AM

Mar 2020

They should impose a quarantine for everyone at the church IN the church.

Oops - PD starting arrests in Orleans now...per CNN - maybe that will be contagious and other assholes can go to jail (isolated of course).

davsand

(13,421 posts)

7. Can they be locked in and not allowed to leave there?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:23 AM

Mar 2020

Sure, you can go to your church. You just can't LEAVE there until there is a vaccine.

Laura

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

8. I see karma in action

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:37 AM

Mar 2020

Arkansas Granny

(31,517 posts)

9. Louisiana should follow Tampa's lead.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:41 AM

Mar 2020

Pastor of Tampa church that held two large Sunday services arrested, jailed

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/03/30/tampa-church-holds-packed-service-draws-warning-from-sheriffs-office/

Mopar151

(9,983 posts)

10. Dealing in death, stealin' in the name of the Lord.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:46 AM

Mar 2020

Americans have NOT "turned away from God". We have, indeed, turned to regarding these grifting sociopaths as the contaminated harbor mud that cools the tunnels to Hell. They dishonor the unfortunate motherfuckers and sonsabitches who spawned them.

These sweet ladies tell an old story well - Son House wrote Preachin' Blues, and "Larkin Poe" spread the good (snarky!) word,

with a nice intro.

For the sake of reference, The Temptations: "Papa was a rollin stone"

lsewpershad

(2,620 posts)

11. Time to ban them

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 11:17 AM

Mar 2020

from the life of others.

Mariana

(14,857 posts)

12. I have to wonder how many churches are meeting

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 11:24 AM

Mar 2020

and keeping quiet about it, instead of bragging. I bet it's quite a few.

babylonsister

(171,066 posts)

13. There's one about 4 blocks away from me.

Reply to Mariana (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 12:50 PM

Mar 2020

My bf told me the lot was full when he drove by it this am.

Takket

(21,573 posts)

14. Send an F-16 to level the building.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 12:54 PM

Mar 2020

No I’m not serious... but that is the solution I WISH would work to convince these idiots to stay home. We are dealing with irrational children that need parenting, (if you can’t play safely with your toy I just have to take it away for your own good), not adults that can be reasoned with.

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