Louisiana pastor hosts 'more than 1,300' congregants despite Covid-19 restrictions

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Tony Spell has previously said his congregants were willing to face Covid-19.

Tony Spell has previously said his congregants were willing to die of Covid-19 if it means attending church.A pastor in Louisiana, in the US, has defied social distancing rules by hosting a church service on Easter Sunday, which he claimed was attended by more than 1,300 congregants., gatherings of more than 10 people are prohibited in Louisiana as authorities continue to fight the spread of Covid-19 - but this did not keep Tony Spell from preaching to members of his Life Tabernacle Church.

Video footage from the publication shows the pastor preaching from the pulpit with a few members keeping some distance from him and one another.The pastor was arrested a few weeks ago for violating the state's Covid-19 recommendations and was two weeks ago slapped with misdemeanour summons for six counts for continually hosting church services, reports

 

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