Crackpots

“All these churches that are allowing themselves to come down to 250 [congregants], guess what? When you try to meet again, you ain’t gonna be able to meet again. They are going to keep you at 250 because you gave up ground. You gave up ground. Whatever ground you give up because of fear, you will give up permanently. “Because …

“In my prayer, I say, ‘God is this you doing this for judgment?’ And then I went to Psalms 2, and it says, ‘The rulers and the kings of the Earth get together and plot and do certain kinds of things.’ “So – evil people – it seems as though biological warfare was involved in this to some degree. I’m …

Hemant Mehta reports at The Friendly Atheist: Margaret Court is now the pastor of Victory Life Centre, a Christian church in Perth. They have no plans to close services as a result of the coronavirus, and a message on her website shows just how far Court is willing to take her religious delusions. “We are in agreement that this [COVID-19] …

From the Facebook page of Elizabeth Johnston: This is not an announcement I ever hoped to make, but life sometimes throws you huge curve balls. My husband and the father of my ten children, has been repeatedly unfaithful to me, as well as psychologically and emotionally abusive, bringing an end to our marriage of 22 years. After repeatedly taking him …

National Geographic reports: On the fourth floor of the Museum of the Bible, a sweeping permanent exhibit tells the story of how the ancient scripture became the world’s most popular book. A warmly lit sanctum at the exhibit’s heart reveals some of the museum’s most prized possessions: fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient texts that include the oldest known …

“We’re shutting down our country because of the — the cold virus, which is what coronaviruses are. This is COVID-19, the 19th version of the coronavirus. We’re shutting it — can you imagine our enemies watching this? You think the Chinese are not laughing themselves silly over how easy this has been? And it continues. This has been easy. “Can …

Just in from the loony tunes Charisma News: Intercessory leader Lou Engle is calling the global church to a three-day “Esther Fast” in order “to take a stand against the destructive spread of the coronavirus,” he says in a newsletter. The purpose of the fast March 18-20 is “to humble ourselves, confess our sins and the sins of our nation …

Forbes reports: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has denied he is infected with coronavirus after reports he tested positive during an initial test reportedly sent the White House into an emergency meeting about President Trump’s interactions with Bolsonaro at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday. According to Brazillian newspaper Jornal O Dia, Bolsonaro tested positive for coronavirus during initial tests, but is was still …

The Christian Post reports: Pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church announced Thursday that all worship services are being canceled to help contain the coronavirus. After Houston, Texas, Mayor Sylvester Turner issued a health emergency on Wednesday for the city of Houston and Harris County following the area’s first possible non-travel related coronavirus case, the church decided to take safety precautions to …

“You know, it’s just strange to me how so many are overreacting. The H1N1 virus, in 2009, killed 17,000 people. It was the flu, also, I think. And there was not the same hype. It was — you just didn’t see it on the news 24/7. And it makes you wonder if there’s a political reason for that. “It’s, you …

NBC News reports: New York State Attorney General Letitia James has warned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to stop selling fake coronavirus cures, according to a statement from her office released Thursday. James sent a cease-and-desist letter demanding Jones stop selling products such as toothpaste, dietary supplements and creams that make coronavirus claims via the website for InfoWars, Jones’ media company. …

“Put your hand on that television set. Hallelujah. Thank you, Lord Jesus. He received your healing. Now say it: ‘I take it. I have it. It’s mine. I thank you and praise you for it.’ According to the Word of God, I am healed. “And I consider not my own body. I consider not symptoms in my own body, but …

“I do believe that when these mass arrests happen that we will be in martial law for our own safety. I believe that the coronavirus, which the president of the United States and many doctors have said is no more serious than the flu, is the cover to put the country into lockdown. “Just like Italy is in lockdown—to possibly …

“Fear is a spirit. It is an evil spirit, it is the spirit of death. But 2 Timothy 1:7 says it clearly that God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Forget about the coronavirus. It’s the flu. “Fear is a spiritual force. Faith comes by hearing and …

“The very top headline on the Drudge page right now is this: ‘Top Doc: Virus 10 Times More Lethal Than the Flu.’ Now, wait. That’s not the – they’re burying the lede. That headline is gonna scare people to death. It’s an outrageous headline. “It’s not Drudge’s headline. The website is called The Week. ‘Coronavirus Is 10 Times More Lethal …

From the far-right Christian site Charisma News: This week, Duck Dynasty’s Phil and Kay Robertson endorsed the Freedom March, where former homosexuals march proclaiming freedom from homosexuality through Jesus Christ. “According to Jesus Christ, the greatest command in the Bible is to love God with all your heart, mind and strength and to love your neighbor as yourself,” Phil says. …

Kansas City’s Fox affiliate reports: Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Tuesday that his office has filed a lawsuit against Jim Bakker and Morningside Church Productions, Inc. for misrepresentations about the effectiveness of “Silver Solution” as a treatment for the coronavirus COVID-19. The lawsuit alleges that in a February 12, 2020 Jim Bakker Show production that aired nationwide, Bakker and …

The Austin Statesman reports: Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was booked into the Travis County Jail on a charge of driving while intoxicated just after midnight Tuesday, the Travis County sheriff’s office said. Jones, 46, was booked at 12:37 a.m., said Kristen Dark, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office. The driving while intoxicated charge is a class B misdemeanor, she said. …

Apostle James Alford writes for Charisma News: It seemed like a normal day and a normal trip, but little did I know there would be one act of obedience that would save my life. After we boarded the plane and taxied onto the runway, the pilot came over the intercom and said our flight was delayed. At that moment, I …

“OK, I get the point that if you stop big events that will stop the super fast spread, but then a lot of models show it will still spread regardless, it will just take longer to get where it was originally going to go. So controlling people is a stopgap. “But having antivirals, getting your immune system healthy, that is …