4 family members of Virginia bishop who died of coronavirus now battling it themselves

An example of a problem with religion. It encourages people to be be irrational.

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April 18, 2020, 5:37 PM EDT
By Minyvonne Burke


4 family members of Virginia bishop who died of coronavirus now battling it themselves

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Bishop Glenn held a church service on March 22 despite warnings about social distancing. During the sermon, he preached about not being afraid of death, telling the congregation, “I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus,” according to CBS affiliate WTVR.

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Crawley told CNN that she thinks her father is getting unfair criticism for having a church service in spite of the social distancing warnings.

"When he decided to have services, he was very clear in posting signs and having hand sanitizer, and wearing gloves and not congregating with people after service, during service," she told the outlet in an interview published Thursday. "People were asked to sit six feet apart. Family members sat together. That's it. After service, there was no talking and hanging around. Everyone left."

She said her father wanted to preach to give people "a message of hope that it's OK that this virus is out there. God is out there, too, and we believe that God will protect us."

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