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The Velveteen Ocelot

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4. Most of the fundie megachurches seem to be staying open

Reply to TygrBright (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2020, 02:31 PM

Mar 2020

because they need that revenue stream, which is easier to siphon out of the pockets of a live congregation that's already been whipped into a frenzy from getting the Holy Spirit piped into them directly from the pastor's loudspeakers. The mainstream churches that I know of have canceled their regular services and other meetings and are communicating and holding services online - because they believe in both God and science.

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On the "Closing the Churches BAD" RW talking point: [View all] TygrBright Mar 2020 OP

Recommended. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #1

Legitimate churches have closed gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #2

our uu fellowship has everything on zoom. not too interactive if many ppl log in, but continuity has msongs Mar 2020 #3

Most of the fundie megachurches seem to be staying open The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #4

Fundies customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #7

Where can we get some lions? I'd try to make sure they were well-fed. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #9

Unfortunately customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #11

Well said Squidly Mar 2020 #5

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Sunday socials, Gods' (sic) coffee klatch, mankind's highest expression of divine-devotion sanatanadharma Mar 2020 #8

My church was giving out food this morning, Ilsa Mar 2020 #10