Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies after being infected with the coronavirus

[Superbadbrutha]

He was a brave man and a loyal man to God.

Can't question his loyalty to God, but his actions were foolish and he ended up dead behind them.

Would Jesus have stayed off the mountain if Lepers were there? No.

What did Jesus do when when tempted by the devil?

"Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.'" (Matthew 4:7) quoting Deuteronomy 6:16.[44]

 

[Superbadbrutha]

What some people don't seem to get is that germs can still find their way to you no matter how good you may be at taking whatever precautions need to be taken. All that you can do is pray that you are doing enough to stay healthy and if the germs don't eventually say to you in the worst way, "You missed a spot!", then praise the Lord.

God bless you and the man's family and congregation always!!!

Holly

No. What some people dont seem to get is that people get afraid and NEED the Lord to help them cope with that fear. Church is Gods House. So they went. The preacher could have stayed home, yes, but that wouldnt have stopped the congregation from wanting to attend and probably would have even if he did stay home. He was loyal to them, and to God. Those he "spread germs to" knew the risks and went anyway obviously spreading to him and amongst each other..and those who attended knew they could be exposed.
He died. And now he sits next to God and Jesus. Lucky him.
'

I thought the body was the temple.

 

[Picaro]

Science: 1
Religion: 0

Really? So how about that AIDS death toll? Think it's a lot higher than the death tolls of evangelical preachers?

I think you missed the point by about a mile.

In this situation, the preacher didn't listen to the dangers explained by medicine. “I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can quote me on that." And then he died. Science was correct - not his religious belief. Science wins that round.

As opposed to to the giant success story of atheism and 'rationalism' re faggots and their mental disorders contributing to the spread of a much deadlier disease just out of pure mindless self-indulgence? Yes, somehow 'science' and it's alleged fan club suddenly decided the 'scientific solution' to the AIDS Crisis was to legalize ****** 'marriage' ... the brilliance and rationality is indeed impressive ... lol lol lol so much for what the left wingers and sociopaths consider to be 'science'.

Who claimed that a scientific solution to AIDS was to legalize gay marriage?

All the deviants and their fans in the 1980's and 1990's ran around repeating the claims that if faggots were allowed to marry n stuff then the AIDS crisis would end, and would never have happened at all; it was the latest in 'scientific rationalism' at the time, since Jerry Falwell said some stuff about faggots not being normal. Naturally he had to be refuted, you know. but I guess nobody remembers the old propaganda campaigns, just like they never recall how beloved NAMBLA was as a founding organization of the ILGA and other Fun Facts about 'Gay History', like the fact the 'Movement's'Founding Father was a pedophile and card carrying Communist as well, famous for wearing his NAMBLA Walks With Me signs in 'Gay Pride' marches; can't be remembering that either, can you?

And see if you can remember this: The death toll from AIDS is way larger than the death tolls from COV-19 among Xians pastors and their congregations. In fact, faggots are still the Number 1 spreaders of HIV today, despite some 40 frigging years and billions spent on 'education and prevention' among that demographic of mentally ill deviants. Guess who the second largest demographic of infected persons is?

 

[Picaro]

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

In his last known in-person service on March 22, Bishop Gerald O. Glenn got his congregation at Richmond’s New Deliverance Evangelistic Church to stand to prove how many were there despite warnings against gatherings of more than 10 people.

“I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can quote me on that,” he said, repeating it a second time to claps, saying that “people are healed” in his church.

Happily announcing he was being “controversial” by being “in violation” of safety protocols — with “way more than 10 people” at the church — he vowed to keep his church open “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.&…

nypost.com

Just sad to see its a black pastor that allowed himself to get caught up in this Trump hysteria.

I'm calling for a march of a million black men in Washington DC to protest the Chinese virus's attack on black people!

Come together brothers! Let's show them that black lives matter. (RSVP) I am in Prague and will be unfortunately unable to attend.

Well, they know the Red Chinese don't give a crap about black people and won't throw any money at them for constantly sniveling like little babies like the US govt. will.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

I am willing to bet this church just like most churches have a "sick and shut in" prayer service -- as well as live streaming services so the people who are "sick and shut in" can worship at home...


Apparently, all this time -- those sick and shut in people were not really being blessed and were not engaged in worship....apparently, this can only be achieved by physically being in a church -- or else God won't bless you....

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

Science: 1
Religion: 0

Science create C19...a tie at best.

How do you know it was science? Maybe God created it to punish you for touching yourself.

Try reading how the virus is constructed and how it hides the part of it that kills.

that is called a predator......that is nature....intelligent design if you will.....

 

[Godboy]

Hmmm...A Black Pastor dies due to giving a service by refusing to self-quarantine or closing his Church and you're saying he was inspired to give the service by Trump.

Now if what you explicitly stated is not what you meant, try explaining what you meant.
No ad hominems.

Yes, it was a guess on my part.

I'm not married to the idea, but it's what I believe he did.

At a minimum, he shared the same thought process w/Trump in that regard.

To me, a distinction w/o a difference.

Why would a black liberal pastor be a Trump fan?

 

[Polishprince]

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

In his last known in-person service on March 22, Bishop Gerald O. Glenn got his congregation at Richmond’s New Deliverance Evangelistic Church to stand to prove how many were there despite warnings against gatherings of more than 10 people.

“I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can quote me on that,” he said, repeating it a second time to claps, saying that “people are healed” in his church.

Happily announcing he was being “controversial” by being “in violation” of safety protocols — with “way more than 10 people” at the church — he vowed to keep his church open “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.&…

nypost.com

Just sad to see its a black pastor that allowed himself to get caught up in this Trump hysteria.

Bishop Glenn is a modern day Damien of Molokai. Damien preached the gospel on this Hawaiian island to people infected in the leprosy pandemic of the 19th Century. Damien ended up dying from leprosy. Very similar to Glenn's story

 

[XponentialChaos]

Science: 1
Religion: 0

Really? So how about that AIDS death toll? Think it's a lot higher than the death tolls of evangelical preachers?

I think you missed the point by about a mile.

In this situation, the preacher didn't listen to the dangers explained by medicine. “I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can quote me on that." And then he died. Science was correct - not his religious belief. Science wins that round.

As opposed to to the giant success story of atheism and 'rationalism' re faggots and their mental disorders contributing to the spread of a much deadlier disease just out of pure mindless self-indulgence? Yes, somehow 'science' and it's alleged fan club suddenly decided the 'scientific solution' to the AIDS Crisis was to legalize ****** 'marriage' ... the brilliance and rationality is indeed impressive ... lol lol lol so much for what the left wingers and sociopaths consider to be 'science'.

Who claimed that a scientific solution to AIDS was to legalize gay marriage?

All the deviants and their fans in the 1980's and 1990's ran around repeating the claims that if faggots were allowed to marry n stuff then the AIDS crisis would end

Show me a link of that being claimed as a scientific solution please.

 

[Crixus]

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

In his last known in-person service on March 22, Bishop Gerald O. Glenn got his congregation at Richmond’s New Deliverance Evangelistic Church to stand to prove how many were there despite warnings against gatherings of more than 10 people.

“I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can quote me on that,” he said, repeating it a second time to claps, saying that “people are healed” in his church.

Happily announcing he was being “controversial” by being “in violation” of safety protocols — with “way more than 10 people” at the church — he vowed to keep his church open “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.&…

nypost.com

Just sad to see its a black pastor that allowed himself to get caught up in this Trump hysteria.

Gave you alittle wood huh?

 

[Bruce Daniels]

Science: 1
Religion: 0

Science create C19...a tie at best.

How do you know it was science? Maybe God created it to punish you for touching yourself.

Try reading how the virus is constructed and how it hides the part of it that kills.

God must have been really mad at you, huh?

I'll tell you what. If we get it, I'll use medical science to heal me. You can pray. Sound good?

I hope you're not trying to make sense because you're not.
That's how we describe a Liberal.

Maybe you should try reading it over a few times.

I did and a lot of the Orthodox Jewish scientists in my community are thinking this was Biological Warfare for Sale.

Right, it's some conspiracy. That's got to be it. It couldn't be something that just happened. Was the Black Death engineered by European nobility?

How many scientists do you know?
My son-in-law’s mother developed medications for Ely-Lilly for 30 years.
Who do you hang with?

My father was a doctor. How many plagues did your son-in-law’s mother develop?

None...she worked in the US.
The pity is that MDs seem to have no clue but the scientists who study cells are finding unusual cell structures and behavior in the virus.

Yes, that was kind of my point. Medical researchers generally don't develop plagues (unless they work for the government). But are you saying that unusual cell structures and behavior in the virus somehow points to a malevolent intelligence creating it?

Only from the articles I've been reading.
I presume Chinese scientist work for China because when they mess up they are executed by government decree.
And we are discussing China, a nation building Islands within 200 miles of other nations and then claiming those nations belong to China.
Please don't go all China loving on me.

I'm pretty sure that I didn't mention China in my post. If you're going to claim that Covid-19 was created in a Chinese lab, I think that you ought to have at least a little evidence for a claim like that. Also, from the articles that I've been reading, scientists suspect that the virus originated in either bats or pangolins, and then jumped to humans.

Which scientists? WHO's? Red China's? Burma's?

Does it matter which scientists? You wouldn't believe them anyway. So go back to your right-wing echo chamber and listen only to voices that you already agree with.

 

[Papageorgio]

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

In his last known in-person service on March 22, Bishop Gerald O. Glenn got his congregation at Richmond’s New Deliverance Evangelistic Church to stand to prove how many were there despite warnings against gatherings of more than 10 people.

“I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can quote me on that,” he said, repeating it a second time to claps, saying that “people are healed” in his church.

Happily announcing he was being “controversial” by being “in violation” of safety protocols — with “way more than 10 people” at the church — he vowed to keep his church open “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.&…

nypost.com

Just sad to see its a black pastor that allowed himself to get caught up in this Trump hysteria.

His skin color is irrelevant to the story.

So you blame Trump for the pastor’s death? It seems the pastor made some bad decisions and is responsible for his own decisions. Just as you and I are responsible for our own decisions.

Adam and Eve blamed the serpent, God didn’t buy it.

 

[Dana7360]

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

In his last known in-person service on March 22, Bishop Gerald O. Glenn got his congregation at Richmond’s New Deliverance Evangelistic Church to stand to prove how many were there despite warnings against gatherings of more than 10 people.

“I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can quote me on that,” he said, repeating it a second time to claps, saying that “people are healed” in his church.

Happily announcing he was being “controversial” by being “in violation” of safety protocols — with “way more than 10 people” at the church — he vowed to keep his church open “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.&…

nypost.com

Just sad to see its a black pastor that allowed himself to get caught up in this Trump hysteria.

The color of his skin doesn't make any difference to me.

What is sad is that he got the virus and died. Doesn't matter his political affiliation or is religion or his sex or the color of his skin.

He was a human being. Making what he believed was his contribution to the world as he believed was best.

He made a bad choice but he shouldn't have had to pay for it with his life.

 

[Dana7360]

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

In his last known in-person service on March 22, Bishop Gerald O. Glenn got his congregation at Richmond’s New Deliverance Evangelistic Church to stand to prove how many were there despite warnings against gatherings of more than 10 people.

“I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can quote me on that,” he said, repeating it a second time to claps, saying that “people are healed” in his church.

Happily announcing he was being “controversial” by being “in violation” of safety protocols — with “way more than 10 people” at the church — he vowed to keep his church open “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.&…

nypost.com

Just sad to see its a black pastor that allowed himself to get caught up in this Trump hysteria.

You can't fix stupid.

Yep, that pastor was dumb as ****.

He wasn't dumb.

He just made a very bad and dumb choice.

He paid for it with his life.

Show some compassion.

 

[Andylusion]

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

In his last known in-person service on March 22, Bishop Gerald O. Glenn got his congregation at Richmond’s New Deliverance Evangelistic Church to stand to prove how many were there despite warnings against gatherings of more than 10 people.

“I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can quote me on that,” he said, repeating it a second time to claps, saying that “people are healed” in his church.

Happily announcing he was being “controversial” by being “in violation” of safety protocols — with “way more than 10 people” at the church — he vowed to keep his church open “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”

Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus

An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.&…

nypost.com

Just sad to see its a black pastor that allowed himself to get caught up in this Trump hysteria.

LOL.... TDS....

Please quote when Trump said not to social distance?

 

[Andylusion]

Hmmm...A Black Pastor dies due to giving a service by refusing to self-quarantine or closing his Church and you're saying he was inspired to give the service by Trump.

Now if what you explicitly stated is not what you meant, try explaining what you meant.
No ad hominems.

Yes, it was a guess on my part.

I'm not married to the idea, but it's what I believe he did.

At a minimum, he shared the same thought process w/Trump in that regard.

To me, a distinction w/o a difference.

And there you have it. At least he admitted it.

Everyone: This is what TDS is, at the very core of the definition. This is TDS, the quintessential example.

 

[Andylusion]

He was a brave man and a loyal man to God.

Can't question his loyalty to God, but his actions were foolish and he ended up dead behind them.

Would Jesus have stayed off the mountain if Lepers were there? No.

What did Jesus do when when tempted by the devil?

"Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.'" (Matthew 4:7) quoting Deuteronomy 6:16.[44]

I agree with Superbad. This is one of the few times he's dead on right, and the pastor of that Church was wrong.

You don't put G-d to the test. You don't go handling snakes, because G-d can heal you. Yes G-d can heal you, but putting G-d to the test, like he's a genie in a magic lamp, that if you rub it and act right, he'll grant your wish..... No. You do not test G-d like that.

When there is an epidemic, you act wisely, and follow wise instruction.
The entire book of Proverbs says over and over, act wisely, seek wisdom, be smart, because it will save your life.

This pastor intentionally tempted risk, and died for it. That's on him.

 

[Picaro]

He was a brave man and a loyal man to God.

Can't question his loyalty to God, but his actions were foolish and he ended up dead behind them.

Would Jesus have stayed off the mountain if Lepers were there? No.

What did Jesus do when when tempted by the devil?

"Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.'" (Matthew 4:7) quoting Deuteronomy 6:16.[44]

I agree with Superbad. This is one of the few times he's dead on right, and the pastor of that Church was wrong.

You don't put G-d to the test. You don't go handling snakes, because G-d can heal you. Yes G-d can heal you, but putting G-d to the test, like he's a genie in a magic lamp, that if you rub it and act right, he'll grant your wish..... No. You do not test G-d like that.

When there is an epidemic, you act wisely, and follow wise instruction.
The entire book of Proverbs says over and over, act wisely, seek wisdom, be smart, because it will save your life.

This pastor intentionally tempted risk, and died for it. That's on him.

The roots of paganism run very deep, and never get entirely eradicated; people are intellectually lazy and much prefer to believe in magic chants, wether they pretend to follow the Christian theology or the 'evolution' cults.The difference is the black pastor didn't demand human sacrifices, while the 'evolution' fans demand the sacrifices of millions of children as tribute.

 

[Picaro]

Science: 1
Religion: 0

Science create C19...a tie at best.

How do you know it was science? Maybe God created it to punish you for touching yourself.

Try reading how the virus is constructed and how it hides the part of it that kills.

God must have been really mad at you, huh?

I'll tell you what. If we get it, I'll use medical science to heal me. You can pray. Sound good?

I hope you're not trying to make sense because you're not.
That's how we describe a Liberal.

Maybe you should try reading it over a few times.

I did and a lot of the Orthodox Jewish scientists in my community are thinking this was Biological Warfare for Sale.

Right, it's some conspiracy. That's got to be it. It couldn't be something that just happened. Was the Black Death engineered by European nobility?

How many scientists do you know?
My son-in-law’s mother developed medications for Ely-Lilly for 30 years.
Who do you hang with?

My father was a doctor. How many plagues did your son-in-law’s mother develop?

None...she worked in the US.
The pity is that MDs seem to have no clue but the scientists who study cells are finding unusual cell structures and behavior in the virus.

Yes, that was kind of my point. Medical researchers generally don't develop plagues (unless they work for the government). But are you saying that unusual cell structures and behavior in the virus somehow points to a malevolent intelligence creating it?

Only from the articles I've been reading.
I presume Chinese scientist work for China because when they mess up they are executed by government decree.
And we are discussing China, a nation building Islands within 200 miles of other nations and then claiming those nations belong to China.
Please don't go all China loving on me.

I'm pretty sure that I didn't mention China in my post. If you're going to claim that Covid-19 was created in a Chinese lab, I think that you ought to have at least a little evidence for a claim like that. Also, from the articles that I've been reading, scientists suspect that the virus originated in either bats or pangolins, and then jumped to humans.

Which scientists? WHO's? Red China's? Burma's?

Does it matter which scientists? You wouldn't believe them anyway. So go back to your right-wing echo chamber and listen only to voices that you already agree with.

AS if you would be all' objective n stuff'', right? lol sure you would.

 

[DrLove]

Lock the bitches up before they kill all of us!

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