Members of this prominent northern California church believe they can heal the sick and raise the dead through prayer. Even so, the church is encouraging followers to wash their hands and is urging anyone who falls ill to stay home.
Bethel church is even canceling missionary trips and imploring its faith healers to stay away from local hospitals, The Sacramento Bee reports.
Leaders at the Redding-based church are keeping in contact with health officials but have yet to cancel services for the 6,300 faithful who attend each week in one of the largest gatherings in northern California.
“Through email communications, signage, and church announcements, we are actively encouraging health practices and precautions to our whole community,” said church spokesman Aaron Tesauro in an email. “We believe that wisdom, modern medicine, and faith are meant to work together, and express the value for each in the pursuit of continued health and healing.”
A 50-year-old man in Shasta County (where Redding is located) has tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said on Saturday. Last week, two people, including one person who was potentially exposed to coronavirus on a cruise ship, tested negative. Tesauro added that no church members are believed to have the virus.
The church is perhaps most known for its response to the death of two-year-old Olive Heiligenthal last year when hundreds of members gathered and tried to raise her from the dead. Thousands of church members posted the hashtag #WakeUpOlive on Instagram.
But... but... but...
Re: Christian megachurch cancels faith healing service in response to coronavirus outbreak
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:09 pm
by Nutso
Edit: If you look into his eyes you will see death...
Re: Christian megachurch cancels faith healing service in response to coronavirus outbreak
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:36 am
by McAvoy
It's almost like the church knows it can't heal the sick or something...
Re: Christian megachurch cancels faith healing service in response to coronavirus outbreak
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 8:57 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
The irony and Karma is a physical presence.
Re: Christian megachurch cancels faith healing service in response to coronavirus outbreak
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 3:16 pm
by Nutso
Re: Christian megachurch cancels faith healing service in response to coronavirus outbreak
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:58 pm
by McAvoy
Just remember there are idiots all over the world.
Common sense is an endangered species, stupidity has taken over the world and there is no cure for it.
Re: Christian megachurch cancels faith healing service in response to coronavirus outbreak
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:27 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
Fucking IDIOTS!
Re: Christian megachurch cancels faith healing service in response to coronavirus outbreak
If I could, I would punch every one of those fuckers.
Re: Christian megachurch cancels faith healing service in response to coronavirus outbreak
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:07 am
by AlexMcpherson79
I'd get someone who has Coronavirus... to punch every single one. twice.
Re: Christian megachurch cancels faith healing service in response to coronavirus outbreak
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:26 pm
by McAvoy
It would be totally awesome if they caught Coronavirus and then died from it. They are leeches and I am willing to bet 100% know they are peddling bullshit and don't care.
Re: Christian megachurch cancels faith healing service in response to coronavirus outbreak
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:05 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
McAvoy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:26 pm
It would be totally awesome if they caught Coronavirus and then died from it. They are leeches and I am willing to bet 100% know they are peddling bullshit and don't care.
Not to mention all the other skeevy-as-fuck shit they've been doing before this.
Re: Christian megachurch cancels faith healing service in response to coronavirus outbreak
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:17 am
by Vic
A little backstory first, in High School there is always that kid that is picked on and made fun of, ridiculed. I was that kid, H.S. was hell for me with very little respite. Out of a small group that just loved to belittle me was one individual that took it above and beyond. I had dealt with anger issues for decades thanks to this person, then one day I found out that he died of cancer. My initial reaction was to be saddened that another person had withered away because of cancer. All of the anger that lingered because of the way this individual treated me dissapeared.
I have seen too many family members die of various kinds of cancer to wish that on anyone. I have personally seen the devastation to indivduals and the people that love them. What kind of monster would I be to do so, what kind of hypocrite?
See where I'm goin' with this? Perhaps a little introspection is necessary before wishing such a thing on others.
