Louisiana lawyer hospitalized with COVID-19 less than 10 days after visiting controversial church [View all]
A Baton Rouge lawyer who visited Life Tabernacle Church on two occasions in early April was hospitalized with COVID-19 on April 16.
Before he became ill, Jeff Wittenbrink, 59, was helping put together a legal defense of the church and its pastor on anticipated charges of defying Louisiana’s social-distancing order and its ban on large gatherings.
The Rev. Tony Spell has defiantly refused to follow those mandates despite one arrest and repeated warnings. On Easter Sunday, he drew a large crowd that was captured on video.
John Bel Edwards, Louisiana’s Democratic governor, issued the state's “safer at home” orders on March 22. Similar to those in Wisconsin, the orders require social distancing and remaining at home except for essential reasons, such as going to the grocery store or pharmacy. Forty-three states and the District of Columbia have adopted such measures to reduce contagion and save lives.
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As the hymn says, God moves in a mysterious way.
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