Life Tabernacle Church (Baton Rouge) Hosts 1,800 For Sunday Service, In Face Of Shutdown Order

[hatrack]

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has made multiple moves in an attempt to limit the outbreak of COVID-19 across the state of Louisiana. Initially, the Governor closes schools and casinos (along with many other businesses) and limited gathering sizes to 50 people. That first order was met with some push back.

Then yesterday afternoon, the Governor moved up his order to a "Stay at Home" Order. Which further limited groups, and shut down more businesses. But the same day the Governor increased his order, a church service in Central, Louisiana defied all of his orders.

According to BRProud.com, The Life Tabernacle Church hosted 1,825 people at a Sunday morning service.

The report says that the church send more than 25 buses around the Baton Rouge area to pick up citizens and bring them to the service. The report goes on to say: "Throughout the service parishioners could be seen touching each other and closely gathering, very few wearing masks or gloves."

EDIT

https://710keel.com/louisiana-church-violates-covid-rules-hosts-over-1800-people/

[dem4decades]

1. The collection plate was probably passed around too.

[hatrack]

2. Oh, yeah - priorities!

[redstatebluegirl]

16. Maybe by touching the money they get their payback.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. That decision is "up" there with dancing with poisonous snakes.

[DemoTex]

4. Lay on hands, brothers and sisters!

Then we'll bring out the snakes!

[still_one]

5. Reminds me of a disaster movie

[Docreed2003]

6. This should be criminal

[smirkymonkey]

7. Natural selection.

[Quemado]

8. Thinning the herd.

[PA Democrat]

9. Put them all on a cruise ship with 30 days worth of food and put them out to sea.

[SammyWinstonJack]

10. NOW!

[Hugin]

14. I guess since there aren't any icebergs left that'll have to do. n/t

[UpInArms]

11. Stupid stupid stupid stupid

🤦🏽‍♀️

[Hugin]

12. That'll show the gubment and them libtards!

The LAWD shall protect us!

The kool-ade is strong with these morons.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. I wouldn't be surprised if someone thought that it was a good idea

to do this because it might kill off a few of the parishioners, but the congregation will reach community inoculation early. And God gets to decide who lives and who dies.

[MineralMan]

15. Jebus Will Protect Them...

[liberalmuse]

17. RIP community.

S. Korea only has the numbers they do because of one defiant woman in a religious cult. Imagine 1,800 people doing that. This is why the US is in for a bumpy ride. Even here in the hot zone people can’t bring themselves to social distance for a few days.

[mysitcfairy]

18. My friend's daughter is the Music Director there.

The church is ultra conservative and is almost cuLtish. Women wear dresses and submit to their husbands. Children are to be seen and not heard. That number is about 25% higher than their normal turnout. They send the buses out to pick up kids for service, promising donuts and treats afterward. If you go 4 weeks in a row, you get entered into a drawing for a bike. This Sunday, a lot of panicked adults joined the children.

[Hugin]

19. Welcome to DU mysitcfairy.

Sounds pretty typical.

It's a shame they aren't being more proactive.

[Ponietz]

20. And, as sure as night follows day--

Last edited Mon Mar 23, 2020, 04:10 PM - Edit history (1)

“Louisiana has the fastest rate of growth rate of coronavirus cases in the world, the state's Gov. John Bel Edwards said during a news conference on Sunday, citing a University of Louisiana Lafayette study.

“Graphs provided to CNN by the governor's office show the rate of growth in the state on a steep upward trajectory similar to that of hard-hit Italy and Spain.
The state has the third highest number of cases per capita in the country -- behind New York and Washington state, Edwards said.

“Within a week, Louisiana has gone from reporting fewer than 100 cases to more than 800 as of Sunday night.

“"That's a ten time increase in seven days," Edwards said.“

[link:https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/us/louisiana-coronavirus-fastest-growth/index.html|