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Crunchy Frog

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19. He tried to.

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 01:29 PM

Apr 2020

He gave them brains, he gave them experts with evidence based advice, he even gave them governors and mayors with firm directives.

They rejected everything that god offered them to enable them to save themselves. They rejected it all.

Can't really blame god for that.

(I'm an atheist btw, but find this a useful allegory.)

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A phantom plague': Evangelicals are dying of coronavirus in frightening numbers [View all] Me. Apr 2020 OP

Maybe God is really saying................. Throck Apr 2020 #1

It would be enough to make me rethink my atheism... lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #9

Maybe tiptonic Apr 2020 #47

▶ Here's a link to the *ORIGINAL* SOURCE (NOT RAWSTORY) NurseJackie Apr 2020 #26

thanks for improving the accuracy and value of DU :-) nt msongs Apr 2020 #32

Thank you. RawStory regurgitates. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #36

Thank You NJ Me. Apr 2020 #43

What's wrong with Rawstory? Cha Apr 2020 #113

I Don't Know What Brings On THe Blindness Me. Apr 2020 #139

Thanks for posting the Link to the Original Source Material - I Avoid RawStory Like It's a Plague Indykatie Apr 2020 #62

No, HERE is a link to the original source (not Rawstory OR Alternet) kas125 Apr 2020 #87

Great! Thanks! NurseJackie Apr 2020 #104

In Darwin is emphasizing "natural selection". SharonAnn Apr 2020 #49

Only applies if they are taken before they reproduce, sadly this most often not the case. CCExile Apr 2020 #77

Maybe we're seeing the acutal rapture. iemitsu Apr 2020 #95

The collection plate is more important than the congregation. iemitsu Apr 2020 #2

Imo, this is really inappropriate. Hortensis Apr 2020 #25

It would be interesting to know what percent of evangelical churches remained open. Chemisse Apr 2020 #38

Yes. I just know most around us closed, including those all our Hortensis Apr 2020 #41

It would also be interesting to know what percentage Mariana Apr 2020 #90

Do you give a rat's behind that the majority are African American? Rae Apr 2020 #110

I think it's terrible that these preachers Mariana Apr 2020 #117

You care a lot more? Huh?! Hortensis Apr 2020 #119

I was horribly traumatized I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #120

I'm sorry. You can speak to your own experience, though, Hortensis Apr 2020 #121

I was speaking about my experience I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #123

Sounds like a best course short of therapy. I prefer to Hortensis Apr 2020 #132

I was also traumatized by the Assembly of God. Coventina Apr 2020 #124

Six? That's terrible, and I'm sorry. My one visit to an Assemblies Hortensis Apr 2020 #134

I remember I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #138

media has misread trump support by evangelicals. evangelicals who listen to talk radio need to certainot Apr 2020 #58

I'm bigoted against evangelicals. Lucky Luciano Apr 2020 #131

Most Evangelical voters cast their ballots for Trump in 2016. Mariana Apr 2020 #40

These are African American churches! Rae Apr 2020 #111

totally agree gopiscrap Apr 2020 #67

I wonder why God doesn't save them. totodeinhere Apr 2020 #3

Technically he did save them he took them away from the world because they would too stupid to live Mystery sage Apr 2020 #7

Raptured or ruptured, at least they're not doing the Evilgelical thing anymore. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #10

Yeah, except the way they sold that heres was as a way to avoid Warpy Apr 2020 #71

God helps those who help themselves... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #15

Like the old joke about the guy in the rain storm Javaman Apr 2020 #73

I've heard a couple of versions of that one... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #76

I love that story Raine Apr 2020 #127

God will heal many things whistler162 Apr 2020 #18

I have always loved that one. niyad Apr 2020 #21

Yeah, God sent doctors and epidemiologists to Ilsa Apr 2020 #60

He tried to. Crunchy Frog Apr 2020 #19

God sent them messengers PatSeg Apr 2020 #50

Being saved does not keep you from getting sick. nt BrightKnight Apr 2020 #83

OK, I should have been more clear. I did not mean "saved" in the biblical sense. totodeinhere Apr 2020 #96

God does not cure viruses in Christians but BrightKnight Apr 2020 #106

God does not cure viruses in Christians? totodeinhere Apr 2020 #107

Psalm 91 BrightKnight Apr 2020 #116

I despise that bunch for not doing the smart thing like smart Christians did Jamastiene Apr 2020 #4

That is so sad Hekate Apr 2020 #5

That Is Really It, Isn't It? Me. Apr 2020 #45

They should be happy to "sacrifice" for the economy. LakeArenal Apr 2020 #6

Gawd's will. Thoughts and prayers. Good luck. Bye. nt Progressive Jones Apr 2020 #8

No amount of money will save them against a relentless invisible killer virus. Muppets. sunonmars Apr 2020 #11

Not sad. They brought it on themselves. Willingly, and openly, stepped out into the CV wilderness SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #12

This☝️ I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #125

I got a flyer on my door last week inviting me to a local Pentecostal Church service. Midnight Writer Apr 2020 #13

Science Saves, NOT Religion. nt procon Apr 2020 #14

Agree 100% I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #126

Sorry to say, I'm really not sorry captain queeg Apr 2020 #16

Twenty-first Century form of Rapture? First they're here and then they're not? marble falls Apr 2020 #17

The article says 30 African-American church leaders, but Croney Apr 2020 #20

Click bait LeftInTX Apr 2020 #30

Since my 96-year-old mother lives there, I hope it will be soon. Croney Apr 2020 #57

Christstains are dropping around Grand Rapids Michigan. gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #22

Add willful ignorance to the list of deadly sins. nt Xipe Totec Apr 2020 #23

The line of applicants for Darwin Awards is long this year DFW Apr 2020 #24

Early on the notion went around many AA communities, Hortensis Apr 2020 #27

Yep LeftInTX Apr 2020 #31

I've been told that many African countries have even stricter social distancing policies than we do standingtall Apr 2020 #65

Could be. Also relatively fewer roads and congested cities. Hortensis Apr 2020 #88

Some have applied the lessons they learned form Ebola, and kept those tools at hand. eppur_se_muova Apr 2020 #94

Thinning the herd. mwb970 Apr 2020 #28

word CatWoman Apr 2020 #42

They are dying of stupidity Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #29

Anyone ever hear that old joke about the the guy in a flood stranded on a rooftop? infullview Apr 2020 #33

I immediately thought of that joke. Marie Marie Apr 2020 #46

I'm ok with people being killed by their god. not ok with their god killing non believers nt msongs Apr 2020 #34

I've told a few of them this is the rapture. Some of them believe it. IronLionZion Apr 2020 #35

Prepare for the rapture... keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #82

My Mother Pause Apr 2020 #93

If they believe this is the Rapture FakeNoose Apr 2020 #101

Yes, but tell them the rapture happened and they were left behind IronLionZion Apr 2020 #102

OK that works for me FakeNoose Apr 2020 #103

Why do I think that in the end, they will claim their deaths were "persecution" by liberals LiberalLovinLug Apr 2020 #37

They help elect the biggest sinner on the planet and he brings a plague upon them... tinrobot Apr 2020 #39

Unfortunately a lot of the people attending these churches work in nursing homes and hospitals. nt Ohiya Apr 2020 #44

If true at least they all seemed to want to die to get a chance to meet their celebrity god. Kablooie Apr 2020 #48

I'm not seeing a huge problem here. MyNameGoesHere Apr 2020 #51

Sad. Texaswitchy Apr 2020 #52

They should be thrilled to go meet their god as soon as possible. SoonerPride Apr 2020 #53

Geez, look what happens when you ignore those heathens that pray at the alter of science. RhodeIslandOne Apr 2020 #54

And still the two evangelicals in my work office brush this whole pandemic aside. ffr Apr 2020 #55

I think its a bad idea to celebrate the deaths of others due to coronavirus. milestogo Apr 2020 #56

I Agree Me. Apr 2020 #112

Gee, who could have predicted this? Liberal In Texas Apr 2020 #59

Situations like this always make me think that the people involved are testing God. patphil Apr 2020 #61

Thank you for your thoughtful post. dawg Apr 2020 #98

I understand, I do to. patphil Apr 2020 #105

And when Satan tempted Jesus... Xolodno Apr 2020 #63

The parable of the drowning man is not actually in the bible standingtall Apr 2020 #72

Immunity from natural diasters.. Permanut Apr 2020 #89

Sounds like a promise not to destroy all life using a global life standingtall Apr 2020 #92

The bow (often assumed rainbow) has been put down. BrightKnight Apr 2020 #100

Frightening to them, perhaps, certainly not to me. George II Apr 2020 #64

good gopiscrap Apr 2020 #66

These deaths should count as suicide by Covid-19. Marthe48 Apr 2020 #68

You Help Elect the Anti-Christ, Expect a Plague. Morons OverBurn Apr 2020 #69

I'll just leave this here... Javaman Apr 2020 #70

Define "frightening"... Grins Apr 2020 #74

Too bad that it is taking them CCExile Apr 2020 #75

I heard a evangelical say regarding covid Mendocino Apr 2020 #78

Praise Jesus, they're going home. Happy day. johnthewoodworker Apr 2020 #79

I don't see how you can justify what they did in scripture. BrightKnight Apr 2020 #80

As the saying from my youth goes - "He who denied it, supplied it." Initech Apr 2020 #81

Then Satan took him to the holy city, and set him atop a pinnacle of the Temple, and said unto him, struggle4progress Apr 2020 #84

Why is crowded, public worship so important? Because attendance means cash flow. keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #85

Especially DENVERPOPS Apr 2020 #91

Which Tammy Faye? Me. Apr 2020 #99

just joking........ DENVERPOPS Apr 2020 #122

In other words, the average IQ is going up The Mouth Apr 2020 #86

Jesus is mad at the gays, so he's punishing the christians! (sarcasm) scrabblequeen40 Apr 2020 #97

Trump is sending them to Jesus DenverJared Apr 2020 #108

These are predominantly African American churches Rae Apr 2020 #109

Why am I hearing the "Hallelujah" chorus in my head? Blue Owl Apr 2020 #114

I'm really scared about the churches re-opening in my county. dawg Apr 2020 #115

Reaping Faux pas Apr 2020 #118

"Nearer, my God to Thee, nearer to Thee..." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2020 #128

God anwers every prayer. Most of the time, the answer is "no"... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #129

...and Evangelicals decide to prove the theory of evolution. Who knew. Lucky Luciano Apr 2020 #130

Maybe packing up the church is not such a good idea right about now? LisaL Apr 2020 #133

As Gomer Pyle would say, Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #135

trump's reverse Midas Touch in action. Paladin Apr 2020 #136

Credit where credit is due with full article at link below. MFGsunny Apr 2020 #137