Florida Megachurch Reluctant To Cancel Services Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Source: Huffpost
As one of the most prominent Hispanic evangelical leaders in the nation, Maldonados challenge for faithful people to attend church amid a global pandemic carries weight. He is a televangelist and the lead pastor of a 7,000-seat megachurch in a Miami suburb that draws even more attendees at nine satellite campuses.
As of Tuesday evening, it doesnt appear that the church is planning to cancel in-person worship, despite requests from local and federal authorities to avoid large gatherings to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/king-jesus-church-florida-coronavirus_n_5e7120e8c5b60fb69ddf6f66
Skittles
(153,169 posts)LOL, like we even need to ask.
Lithos
(26,403 posts)I'm sad, but if prayer worked, then guns would not be such the menace they are.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)tRump would not be president. His ugly mug would not be on TV and computer screens daily.
RockRaven
(14,974 posts)"If they don't show up every week, they might realize they don't actually need to give me money on the regular... that's not what Jeebus wants!!!"
greyl
(22,990 posts)The "holy man" only values the tens of thousands of dollars goers will sacrifice to him this Sunday.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Hekate
(90,717 posts)MLAA
(17,299 posts)Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)Let them pray for food and water. Other lunatics who think like them will drop off more food and water than they have room to store.
Don't use taxpayers' money to feed them and reward their bad, selfish behavior, while they endanger other lives by not following the simplest of suggestions to stop the spread of the virus.
TygrBright
(20,762 posts)And really encourage their congregations to attend.
(I'm probably piling up enough bad karma to spend several incarnations as a factory farm animal with that, but...)
wistfully,
Bright
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)later though. If there was a way to get them to spread it between each other and not endanger the lives of others in public later, after church, then go for it. This? They way they are doing this? It is selfish and will make it take longer to flatten the curve.
Better yet, let ALL the megachurches have services, but lock their asses in there. Let them pray for whatever they need to survive together in there.
napi21
(45,806 posts)on line & on TV. They said they were doing that for the safety of their members. The 2 Catholic Churches here did the same thing. Even told their parishioners they would be fulfilling their obligation to attend mass on Sunday by attending an on line or internet mass. To me that looks like the Church in Fla. only cares about the money!
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)cstanleytech
(26,299 posts)Of course the people will not be allowed to leave to go home for 2 to 6 weeks afterwards but hey atleast they did get to have their services.
demosincebirth
(12,541 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,271 posts)time for everyone to do daily devotionals .
Beartracks
(12,816 posts)... all these people share air and shake hands and then disperse among the rest of the population -- potentially sharing WAY more than the good news of Jesus Christ.
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blugbox
(951 posts)Many churches pass around a bowl of cracker chunks that all the hands get to rummage through. Find your perfect piece then straight in the mouth...
FelineOverlord
(3,580 posts)Does Florida have a limit on how many people can gather in one place like so many other states do?
After seeing the spring break beach photos, I guess not?
Because Gov. DeSantis can definitely shut this down.
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)If they want to spread that crap to each other, go right ahead, but don't risk the rest of the public's lives because they refuse to follow the simplest of suggestions to stop spreading this virus. Lock them in there together and make them ride it out locked in there just praying to their God. See if he will magically produce the stuff they need to survive in there. Selfish assholes.
bluestarone
(16,978 posts)Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)Only takes one dead's kin and a bit of lighter fluid?
Seriously, they have no brains at all?
These $coundrels are putting many at risk, ah religion, it has that habit doesn't it?
PUN intended
Roy Rolling
(6,918 posts)During hurricanes, law enforcement asks those who refuse to evacuate to list next of kin because EMS cant help them once the wind starts blowing.
Every church attendee needs to sign a waiver declining a hospital bed and ventilator when they get sick. Save the sick first, the stupid second.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)"divine intervention" if the pastor and his family came down with the virus?? He is putting himself and his family in harms way, too. Can prayer cure this?
Judi Lynn
(160,545 posts)Anyone who feels powerless in the world, anyone who is frightened by what he/she has experienced already, anyone who senses how vulnerable he/she really is is a sitting duck for these maniacs.
They are only too happy to step forward and start playing their psychological games with the unconscious fear of unsuspecting victims.
What a shame for them to be able to do this to anyone, not to mention 10's of thousands in a "congregation."
rpannier
(24,330 posts)No one goes in, unless they want to spend their Sunday worshiping at the altar of the county jail
truthisfreedom
(23,148 posts)money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money
mitch96
(13,912 posts)apnu
(8,758 posts)tetedur
(820 posts)The Rev. Tony Spell says police showed up at Life Tabernacle Church after the service telling him the National Guard would break up any future services with more than 50 people gathered. Spell says 305 people attended the service.
Spell says he does not believe his congregation is at risk of getting COVID-19.
We hold our religious rights dear and we are going to assemble no matter what someone says.
East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore says those violating the governors proclamation could face prosecution as a last resort.
Spell said he had an even larger crowd this past weekend.
I had 1,170 in attendance Sunday, Spell said. We have 27 buses on Sundays picking up people in a five-parish area.
paleotn
(17,931 posts)Go right ahead. Knock yourselves out.
Traildogbob
(8,760 posts)Spring break fools, Mar-A-Logo, Mega Church Greed, 3000 ppl cruise ship unloaded, massive amounts of old people, Millions of trumpers, all leadership with heads up trumps ass, and so many Florida Men, build that damn wall across northern Florida. This Petri dish of fools will be ground zero. Hurry back to Florida trump family.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Happy Hoosier
(7,328 posts)machoneman
(4,007 posts)Hey, gotta make those Gulfstream Jet payments somehow, eh?
The Mouth
(3,150 posts)Throw food and TP in through a window.
soryang
(3,299 posts)The Shincheonji cult in South Korea is responsible for two thirds or more of the covid cases in South Korea. They said and did virtually the same things Maldonado is saying.