Unvaccinated devotee dies
A Montreal church pastor has been telling his people not to get vaccinated, so they’re getting sick, and one woman has just died.
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Meezly 10:43 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
Have authorities shut down the church after this article was published? It seems bizarre that nothing was done. Or if anyone will be held accountable.
Ephraim 12:06 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
Assuming he can’t point to a part of the bible that says that you shouldn’t be vaccinated, he is completely open to civil lawsuits. Assuming you believe… Noah used science to see if it was safe to exit the ark (sending the birds out to find dry land.) And creation gave us dominion over the earth (and animals), so we are supposed to use the resources to make the earth better. So clearly, assuming you believe, the bible is pro vaccination.
Kate 12:06 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
The article doesn’t say they’ve shut it down. Quebec could conceivably try to stop church gatherings if they were too large or held without masks, but I don’t think they can shut them down because bad advice is being given out.
carswell 12:30 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
Interesting question. Is this behaviour really much different from yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theatre? How is this not public endangerment?
qatzelok 13:03 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
I hope this isn’t just a witch-hunt against a minority religion. The entire article seems to be built out of the rumors of non-members.
GC 13:47 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
Interesting that she thought her faith would protect her, even though it apparently did not protect her own mother.
Kate 15:33 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
carswell, people are free to take advice from quacks, dubious clerics and others assuming some sort of authority based on nothing but their own overconfidence and will to dominate. We can’t stop them.
qatzelok, they cite someone who had belonged to the church, as you would know if you’d read the piece, but I believe you’re just interjecting to troll.
GC, the truly religious can always be sold a line that bad things happened because they didn’t have enough faith, didn’t pray hard enough, or didn’t donate enough money to their church. Even the death of their own mother.
walkerp 16:12 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
For sure this Gesualdi didn’t want to see his tithes take a hit. He should be in jail.
GC 21:57 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
Kate, I know. I’m fighting a losing battle trying to inject logic here…
jeather 12:01 on 2021-12-09 Permalink
Funny how we continue to see a difference in how outbreaks in churches here are covered vs how they are for other religious communities. (Or schools for that matter, though the reasoning there is different.)