Pastor Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge spoke to TMZ this Wednesday, saying that if his church members die from coronavirus, they’ve done so in the name of religious freedom.
Spell was charged with violating an executive order that bans churches from holding large gatherings, but showed his defiance last Tuesday by holding a service that was attended by over 1,000 people. Speaking to TMZ, Spell said that true Christians would be willing to die from coronavirus, adding that those who “prefer tyranny over freedom do not deserve freedom.”
“The bible teaches us to be absent from our bodies so we can be present with the Lord,” Spell said. “So like any revolutionary, or like any zealot, or like any pure religious person, death looks to them like a welcomed friend.”
MikeAllen646 on April 8th, 2020 at 15:15 UTC »
I read another redditor's reasoning for Christians, especially pastors pushing for their parishioners to defy quarantine orders and it made sense:
The brainwashing is most effective when the parishioners receive a constant dose of it. If they stop going to church for any length of time, the effect may wear off (on some).
There are other reasons, including 1. The church, especially the pastor needs the parishioners' money. 2. The pastor is a narcissist, but these all rely on the parishioners constantly attending their weekly sermons brainwashing.
AlottaElote on April 8th, 2020 at 14:56 UTC »
Hey fundy idiots, when you follow this advice and get sick, go to church instead of the hospital.
vengefultacos on April 8th, 2020 at 14:45 UTC »
Leader of death cult says death is cool.