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The headline says "megachurches," but the article says "More than 550 parishioners attended, about half as many as the week before, pastor Tony Spell told a loc
by intopieces 7y ago
The headline says "megachurches," but the article says "More than 550 parishioners attended, about half as many as the week before, pastor Tony Spell told a local news reporter."
1100 parishioners is megachurch now? Last I heard you needed at least 2k / week to qualify [0]
[0] http://hirr.hartsem.edu/megachurch/definition.html http://hirr.hartsem.edu/megachurch/definition.html
- caseysoftware 7y agoDon't challenge the narrative with facts. You'll just embarrass them until you're downvoted into oblivion..
- ecpottinger 7y agoGood point. Sounds like a journalist may be inflating things to make a story.
- rsynnott 7y agoIf there were 1100 last week, when everyone sensible was already self-isolating where feasible, then presumably normal attendance is much higher than that.
- Ardren 7y agoIt was 1800 people 7 days ago https://www.brproud.com/health/coronavirus/central-church-hosts-1800-people-amid-covid-19-outbreak/ https://www.brproud.com/health/coronavirus/central-church-ho... Quote just for fun: > Spell told BRPROUD that he believes covid-19 can be cured through “the healing hand of Jesus.” When asked what would happen should one of his parishioners test positive for the coronavirus, Spell referred to a passage from the Bible. “If that is our command, they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover.”
- Brendinooo 7y agoIf they have multiple services that might put them in range. Or the author is using her own definition.