Christian pastor who thought COVID-19 is just 'mass hysteria' is among the first in Virginia to die
Source: raw story
Christian pastor who thought COVID-19 is just mass hysteria is among the first in Virginia to die from virus
Published 50 mins ago on March 26, 2020
One of the first deaths in Virginia from coronavirus was a 66-year-old Christian musical evangelist who fell ill while on a trip to New Orleans with his wife. As the Friendly Atheists Hemant Mehta points out, Landon Spradlin had previously shared opinions that the pandemic was the result of mass hysteria from the media.
On March 13, Spradlin shared a misleading meme that compared coronavirus deaths to swine flu deaths and suggested the media is using the pandemic to hurt Trump. In the comments, Spradlin acknowledged that the outbreak is a real issue, but added that he believes the media is pumping out fear and doing more harm than good
It will come and it will go, he wrote.
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That same say, he shared a post from another pastor that told the story of a missionary in South Africa who protected himself from the bubonic plague with the Spirit of God........................
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/christian-pastor-who-thought-covid-19-is-just-mass-hysteria-is-among-the-first-in-virginia-to-die-from-virus/
I think this is a great response..............
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doc03
(35,143 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,773 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,773 posts)After all, he is supposedly nearer to his gad.
Or is their concern because good chance he is nearer to satan?
whistler162
(11,155 posts)"The Parable of the Flood
A terrible storm came into a town and local officials sent out an emergency warning that the riverbanks would soon overflow and flood the nearby homes. They ordered everyone in the town to evacuate immediately.
A very religious man heard the warning and decided to stay, saying to himself, I will trust God and if I am in danger, then God will send a divine miracle to save me."
sanatanadharma
(3,639 posts)...upon arriving at the pearly gates, our religious zealot began to complain, "Why didn't you save me?"
(and in the somewhat longer version I heard) God says, "Idiot! I SENT the weather forecasters first, then the town officials giving warnings and later the police went to remove people; eventually the last rescue boat was sent and you declined. It is a miracle I didn't strike you dead with lightning sooner."
MoonlitKnight
(1,584 posts)I gave you science.
erronis
(14,941 posts)abakan
(1,815 posts)I hope the people who followed him can see his advice was deadly.
And not fall for RW stupidity.
erronis
(14,941 posts)Needs an open mind and knowledge.
They don't have the first and don't want the second.