Christians Arrested in Greensboro for Praying
“You’ve Been Warned!” De Blasio Threatens to Send “Enforcement Agents” to Close Churches, Synagogues
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned pastors and other religious leaders to either shut down their houses of worship – or else. “You have been warned. You need to stop services,” de Blasio told reporters on Friday.
Christians Arrested in Greensboro for Praying Outside Abortion Clinic
Four men were arrested outside a Greensboro, N.C., abortion clinic on Saturday. Their alleged crime? Praying in public while the county is under a stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus pandemic
Some Megachurches Are Still Packing In Crowds
Congregants of megachurches in Louisiana, Ohio and Florida attended services in defiance of social distancing orders on Sunday morning, even as politicians and doctors took to weekly news shows to warn of coronavirus’s spread in the U.S. In Louisiana, which has seen a spike in cases and has a shelter-in-place order, the Life Tabernacle Church in the town of Central held services at 10 a.m.
NYC Mayor Threatens to Shut Down Synagogues, Churches: But not Mosques
“I want to say to all those who are preparing for the potential of religious services this weekend: If you go to your synagogue, if you go to your church and attempt to hold services after having been told so often not to, our enforcement agents will have no choice but to shut down those services,” he added. Interestingly, de Blasio made no mention of the over one-hundred mosques in New York City.
Tampa Bay Pastor Arrested For Violating Social Distancing Orders Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
A Tampa Bay pastor was arrested for “repeatedly” violating socials distancing orders following two church services at his church this past weekend.
Pew: Most white evangelicals don’t think COVID-19 poses a major threat to Americans’ health
White evangelicals are less likely than most other groups to say COVID-19 poses a major threat to the health of the U.S. population, according to a new study released by the Pew Research Center.