Religion & Spirituality
Is our war against Covid-19 worse than the disease? This week, we return in a time of unprecedented advantage and confusion as the coronavirus continues to remain the most talked about discussion on virtually every media platform. What is being done to counter the massive misinformation and media malpractice, other than Trump's usual schtick of sticking it to the media? What really is Covid-19 (a.k.a. novel coronavirus)? And how has this affected the various factions of interest (i.e. political, religious, etc.). Has anyone heard from Binny Hinn? Todd White? Todd Bentley? Kenneth Copeland? REFERENCES: 1. Last week, President Trump signed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill: https://www.allsides.com/story/house-passes-22-trillion-stimulus-package 2. United Methodist Church cancelled their conference where they planned to discuss BOD New 2556 ("Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation and Restructuring"): https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/march/umc-conference-sbc-annual-meeting-canceled-coronavirus.html 3. Barna Group study shows millennials are more likely to fact-check sermons: https://www.christianpost.com/news/millennials-most-likely-to-fact-check-sermons-barna-study-finds.html /https://www.barna.com/research/worship-shifting/ 4. Prosperity Preacher of a megachurch in Florida, Rodney-Howard-Browne, arrested because he would not close his church doors, and promised to "curse" coronavirus like he did the Zika virus: https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-rodney-howard-browne-florida-pastor-pansies-1492460 5. Bethel Church closed its weekend services, including their healing room: https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2020/feb/13/claims-bible-daltflowing-oil-undermined-new-i/515550/ 6. Dalton Oil Miracle proved to be a hoax: https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2020/feb/13/claims-bible-daltflowing-oil-undermined-new-i/515550/ 7. Jim Bakker is sued by the state of Missouri for selling "silver solution" as a cure for coronavirus: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/11/814550474/missouri-sues-televangelist-jim-bakker-for-selling-fake-coronavirus-cure 8. Identity-Protective-Cognition: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cosmostheinlost/2015/05/19/identity-protective-cognition-science-finally-discovers-original-ssin/ Test everything against the Word of God. Does God still heal? Yes. The problem is when men arise and attempt to be and control God rather than submit to His will.