Pastor Dies Of Coronavirus After Ignoring Social Distancing Orders

Pastor Dies Of Coronavirus After ignoring Social Distancing Orders

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-drop-cap">Bishop Gerald Glenn&comma; the pastor of New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Virginia has died&comma; the church announced on Sunday &lbrack;April 12&comma; 2020&rsqb;&period; Glenn had tested positive for coronavirus&comma; according to a video posted by his daughter Mar-Gerie Crawley&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Despite warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to avoid mass gatherings and maintain social distancing&comma; Glenn said in a sermon on March 22&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus&comma;” and announced he was not afraid to die&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>It was the next day that Virginia Gov&period; Ralph Northam issued his executive order banning all public and private gatherings of 10 people or more&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;04&sol;0&lowbar;Bishop-Gerald-Glenn-died-Saturday-evening&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-50561"&sol;><figcaption>Pastor Dies Of Coronavirus After ignoring Social Distancing Orders<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>On April 4&comma; Glenn’s daughter posted a video&comma; announcing that both he and his wife&comma; Marcietia Glenn&comma; had tested positive for coronavirus&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle"&NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block"&NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed"&NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-6098654251180599"&NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"9741413754"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color">The church’s post announcing Gerald Glenn’s death asked that others would allow the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;First Family to grieve in their own way<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;pastor-dies-of-coronavirus-after-ignoring-social-distancing-orders">&period;<&sol;a>”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;While they are mourning the heartbreaking earthly absence of their family patriarch &amp&semi; spiritual father&comma; they also have family members who are struggling to survive this dreaded pandemic&comma;” the church’s Facebook post read&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Final arrangements for Glenn are expected to be made within the next few days&comma; the church said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle"&NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block"&NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed"&NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-6098654251180599"&NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"9741413754"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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