Pastor Tells MI Church to Catch COVID: ‘Get It Over With’
PLEASE DON’T DO THIS
Pastor Bart Spencer later told reporters he and several members of his family had caught COVID-19 and recovered.
A Michigan pastor has encouraged his congregation to contract the deadly coronavirus surging across the state so they can just “get it over with.”
Bart Spencer, a senior pastor at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Holland, made the stunning suggestion during a Nov. 14 sermon.
“COVID, it’s all good. It’s OK. Get it, get it over with, press on,” he said.
More than 9,500 residents in Michigan have died from COVID-19, and Ottawa County, which includes Holland, has a 16.6 percent positive rate.
Speaking to reporters, Spencer doubled down on his bonkers suggestion, saying he and several members of his family got COVID-19 and recovered. “It’s not fun,” he said. “I lost my sense of taste and smell, but my bout with the flu was worse.”
Lighthouse Baptist Church is still holding in-person services without masks or social distancing mandates. “We trust our people to make their own decisions,” Spencer said.
Read it at Holland Sentinel
http://www.thedailybeast.com/michigan-pastor-tells-congregation-to-catch-covid-19-and-get-it-over-with?via=newsletter&source=CSPMedition
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