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122. just joking........

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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