Loyal Defender: Interesting Links from April 2020

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/missouri-synod-named-in-lawsuit-involving-the-latest-lutheran-university-to-close/article_6c276b1f-750a-56e1-acd0-1102c5eca10c.html

http://www.bpnews.net/54700/soon-but-safe-pastors-urge-courage-caution-and-compassion-in-reopening-churches

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/04/27/pastor-landon-spradlin-coronavirus-death/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/04/what-does-pandmic-mean.html

https://tabletalkmagazine.com/article/2020/04/paedobaptism/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/uscirf-urges-state-dept-to-name-india-on-top-religious-freedom-violators-list.html

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2020/04/a-nomination-for-lutheran-sainthood/

https://netny.tv/episodes/currents/trump-president-history-church-call-catholic-leaders/

https://www.challies.com/articles/thankful-for-gods-good-gift-of-government/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/04/28/richard-hooker-coronavirus/

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2020/04/the-end-of-big-churches/

https://stream.org/shouting-for-censorship-in-a-burning-theater/

https://africa.thegospelcoalition.org/article/an-apology-from-your-prosperity-preacher/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/chinese-pastor-who-refused-to-join-communist-controlled-church-arrested-for-subversion.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/passing-the-plate-church_n_5eab4da2c5b6995f13fe3dad

https://providencemag.com/2020/04/muslims-evangelicals-form-joint-working-group-counter-extremism/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/04/20/fact-check-google-suspended-idaho-churchs-app-over-covid-19/5150429002/

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/exposed-blog/elca-bishop-presides-over-ordination-that-includes-drag-queens

https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/21/oregon-lockdown-ads-leaving-home-might-make-you-a-murderer/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/michael-youssef-warns-entertainment-driven-church-making-people-feel-good-all-the-way-to-hell.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/is-the-pandemic-gods-judgment-america-has-10-reasons-to-think-so-argues-theologian.html

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/no-oprah-covid-19-is-not-ravaging-us-abortion-is.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/04/21/pastor-tony-spell-arrest-church-bus/

https://religionnews.com/2020/04/21/arigatou-international-and-partners-host-an-interfaith-prayer-with-children-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

https://nypost.com/2020/04/15/fauci-endorses-tinder-hookups-with-a-caveat/

https://virtueonline.org/acna-archbishop-challenges-neo-paganism-anglican-communion

https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-says-christian-faith-treated-very-unfairly-during-covid-19-pandemic.html

https://stream.org/the-lefts-message-to-samaritans-purse-you-cannot-be-christian/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/23/looks-like-trump-was-right-about-the-coronavirus-fatality-rate/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/23/how-cowardice-and-class-privilege-divide-support-for-coronavirus-lockdowns/

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/april-web-only/churches-reopen-older-adults-coronavirus-risk-states.html?utm_source=ctdirect-html&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_term=30701241&utm_content=708747348&utm_campaign=email

https://sojo.net/articles/ultimate-socialist-agitator

https://www.christianpost.com/news/mike-huckabee-warns-govt-against-unending-church-closures-they-better-have-a-reason-thats-overwhelming.html

https://www.crossway.org/articles/an-open-letter-to-those-who-divide-over-doctrine/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-group-calls-on-churches-to-resume-in-person-services-on-may-3.html

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/04/23/perfect-storm-withdraw-from-china/

https://providencemag.com/2020/04/world-ignoring-christian-genocide-nigeria/

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-invincible-ignorance-of-pandemic-era-journalists/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pat-robertson-covid-19_n_5ea0b4abc5b67cf2adbd78ee

https://stream.org/if-half-the-countrys-deaths-were-in-montana-would-new-york-shut-down/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/24/its-time-for-families-to-re-embrace-intergenerational-living/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/04/24/church-budgets-coronavirus-debt/

https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/80898-the-real-reason-the-left-is-using-christians-as-the-covid-19-scapegoat

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/christian-cruelty-face-covid-19/610477/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/millions-tune-in-to-the-gettys-lockdown-worship-keith-getty-says-christians-shouldnt-fear-death.html

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/governor-abbott-and-attorney-general-paxton-provide-updated-joint-guidance-houses-worship

https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/24/violent-threats-hate-mail-hit-raleigh-church-for-holding-services-with-under-10-people/#disqus_thread

http://surburg.blogspot.com/2020/04/marks-thoughts-new-evidence-of-illinois.html

http://surburg.blogspot.com/2020/04/marks-thoughts-time-for-actions-to-say.html

https://religionnews.com/2020/04/24/jen-hatmaker-on-her-new-book-fierce-free-and-full-of-fire-and-no-regrets/

https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/80928-why-holy-communion-is-so-important-during-covid-19-quarantine

https://www.christianpost.com/news/americans-losing-grip-on-most-basic-tenets-of-christian-faith-survey.html

https://www.toddstarnes.com/coronavirus/feels-like-nazi-germany-cops-disrupt-new-jersey-pastors-sunday-sermon/

http://kentuckytoday.com/stories/beshears-veto-of-abortion-bill-called-absolutely-unimaginable,25581

https://www.christianpost.com/news/chip-joanna-gaines-delay-launch-of-magnolia-network-until-after-lockdown-is-lifted.html

https://www.si.com/nfl/panthers/gm-report/covid-19-may-lead-to-cancellation-of-nfl-season

https://www.christianpost.com/news/pentecostal-church-can-worship-freely-without-fear-of-being-shut-down-judge-says.html

https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/04/24/meghan-mccain-says-praying-during-coronavirus-panic-is-dangerous/

https://christiannews.net/2020/04/15/ny-gov-cuomo-on-coronavirus-stats-we-brought-the-number-down-god-did-not-do-that/

https://www.wral.com/raleigh-church-held-in-person-services-sunday/19064169/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tony-spell-church-service-ankle-monitor_n_5ea5c9bcc5b6b0c47fc7e643

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/26/willie-robertson-duck-dynasty-star-home-hit-drive-/

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/26/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-and-her-communist-buddies/

https://thecornershelf.com/2020/04/24/jesus-loves-me-this-i-know/

https://100percentfedup.com/mi-democrat-candidate-for-governor-wears-dumbest-hat-everinspires-conservatives-to-vote-for-her-pro-life-republican-opponent-bill-schuette/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tony-spell-parishioner-death-coronavirus_n_5e99e602c5b6ff41590bff42

https://stream.org/a-lost-opportunity-at-a-gotham-cathedral/

https://stream.org/do-not-put-the-lord-your-god-to-the-test-with-covid-19/

https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/80823-in-this-time-of-social-distancing-call-your-friends

https://www.christianpost.com/news/zondervan-publishing-quran-with-christian-commentary-as-ministry-resource.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/lean-on-jesus-in-fight-against-covid-19-gov-greg-abbott-says.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/04/19/church-of-god-in-christ-pentecostal-coronavirus-kills-bishops/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-person-church-services-right-now-are-an-affront-to-public-health--and-morality/2020/04/19/8fd1a5ee-8016-11ea-9040-68981f488eed_story.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/oxford-professor-arrested-for-selling-stolen-bible-fragments-to-museum-of-the-bible.html

https://www.challies.com/articles/here-is-christian-encouragement-from-all-over-the-world/

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/04/when-comes-end-to-our-long-lent.html

https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-who-held-packed-church-service-dies-of-coronavirus/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/francis-chan-identifies-purpose-behind-covid-19-isolation-this-is-a-gift-to-you.html

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/whatever-happened-to-honor-thy-mother-and-father/

https://religionnews.com/2020/04/14/christ-over-covid-calls-for-global-prayer-as-coronavirus-ravages-russia-former-soviet-nations/

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-issues-statement-religious-practice-and-social-distancing-0

https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/04/15/jim-bakker-is-thiiiiiiiis-close-to-shutting-down/

https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/04/14/queer-elca-pastrix-ordained-with-drag-queen-nuns-while-jennifer-knapp-serenades/

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/04/can-church-and-corona-coexist.html

https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-beauty-and-abuse-of-empathy

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/erik-raymond/encouraged-by-pandemic-pastors/

https://contendfortruth.com/2020/04/13/what-i-miss-about-the-physical-gathering-of-the-local-church/

https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/renewing-america/80783-who-is-under-the-intoxicating-spell-of-covid-19

https://www.christianpost.com/news/several-christians-killed-2-beheaded-as-fulani-terror-attacks-rage-on-in-nigeria.html

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/04/16/covid-19-religious-freedom/

https://ilc-online.org/2020/04/15/covid-19-and-ilc-churches-in-chile-japan-and-the-united-states/

https://ilc-online.org/2020/04/17/covid-19-and-ilc-churches-in-argentina-belgium-and-south-sudan/

https://ilc-online.org/2020/03/18/ilc-chairman-issues-letter-on-covid-19/

https://ilc-online.org/2020/04/07/hope-in-the-valley-of-dry-bones-a-holy-week-message-from-the-ilc-general-secretary/

https://ilc-online.org/2020/04/16/covid-19-and-ilc-churches-in-india-south-africa-and-the-united-kingdom/

http://www.bpnews.net/54645/covid19-hampers-seminary-education-in-prisons

http://www.bpnews.net/54644/from-the-seminaries-chang-hired-as-mbts-spurgeon-library-curator-sebts-offers-modified-biblical-studies-phd

https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/april/willow-creek-new-pastor-david-dummitt-242-community-church.html?utm_source=ctdirect-html&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_term=30701241&utm_content=707578521&utm_campaign=email

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/04/17/stanley-hauerwas-abortion/

https://religionnews.com/2020/04/17/mohlers-turn-to-trump-is-the-crowning-flip-flop-of-his-career/

https://www.faithwire.com/2020/04/17/lgbtq-site-says-coronavirus-is-punishment-for-conservative-christians/

https://www.faithwire.com/2020/04/16/don-lemon-rebukes-pastor-who-died-of-coronavirus-let-that-be-a-lesson/?utm_source=FWNL

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8227325/Lawyer-evangelical-megachurch-defying-social-distancing-orders-hospital-coronvairus.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/google-play-suspends-evangelical-churchs-app-over-covid-19-sensitive-events-policy.html

https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2020/04/online-education-firm-sues-concordia-university-parent-for-302-million-claims-it-was-defrauded.html

https://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/8034

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/06/an_advantaged_disease_indeed_142867.html

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/04/virtual-sacraments-are-not-sacraments.html

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/17/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-governor-declares-aborti/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/17/trump-tells-damnable-murderous-lie/

https://montanadailygazette.com/2020/04/14/montana-pastors-to-send-letter-asking-governor-to-affirm-right-to-public-worship/?fbclid=IwAR3CsS05KOXD0Su_aRyQJvh3EWx8sa8-0NzOT8g4fMfXYXKs2D9pJkakRkA

https://montanadailygazette.com/about/

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/beware-our-new-online-culture-is-a-feast-for-mass-surveillance/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/04/06/jonathan-merritt-samaritans-purse/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/07/12-ways-to-save-millions-of-vulnerable-american-lives-by-banning-more-things/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/03/mandatory-social-distancing-is-not-threat-religious-liberty-its-essential-humanity/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-says-coronavirus-pandemic-is-result-of-a-fallen-world.html

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/protestprotest/2020/04/who-benefits-when-evangelicals-publicly-ridicule-other-evangelicals/

https://factsandtrends.net/2020/04/06/covid-19-and-the-churchs-religious-liberty/

https://answersingenesis.org/coronavirus/celebrating-easter-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/?utm_source=facebook-kh&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=celebrating-easter-coronavirus&fbclid=IwAR1kXxOfliAMn7tm8OX5dtNkOVPWzqVrlsl15eR-emkto6CBJ6MDXqX6KF0

http://www.bpnews.net/54608/churches-consider-virtual-lords-supper

https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2020/04/07/trump-wants-to-reopen-america-heres-how

https://wels.net/decision-on-district-conventions/

https://thenalc.org/projects/pastoral-letter-concerning-virtual-communion/

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2020/04/the-government-will-even-bail-out-churches/

https://www.gottesdienst.org/gottesblog/2020/4/3/pastoral-letter-of-encouragement

https://logia.org/logia-online/the-impossibility-of-online-administration-of-the-lords-supper2020

https://www.charismanews.com/us/80672-california-pastor-resigned-as-city-councilman-so-he-could-host-in-person-palm-sunday-service

https://www.challies.com/articles/why-our-church-is-only-sort-of-streaming-our-services/

https://biblicalpreaching.net/2020/04/04/after-lockdown/

https://joncoombs.com/2020/04/04/the-grieving-of-the-non-gathering-of-gods-people/

https://lisalageorge.com/2020/04/06/voluntary-social-distancing/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ethics-everyone/202004/when-going-church-is-immoral

https://www.newsweek.com/dr-fauci-americans-should-never-shake-hands-again-coronavirus-influenza-1496772

https://dwelling114.org/blog/2020/4/6/a-counter-opinion-why-we-can-celebrate-online-communion-with-confidence

https://religionnews.com/2020/04/08/statement-from-the-ame-church-regarding-the-racial-impacts-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/04/09/cant-cancel-easter/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/04/08/presbyterian-coronavirus/

https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/80693-the-2-things-god-is-calling-us-to-do-in-the-age-of-covid-19

https://www.christianpost.com/news/california-pastor-resigns-from-city-council-before-hosting-communion-attended-by-hundreds.html

https://thinktheology.co.uk/blog/article/face_to_face#When:11:44:00Z

https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2020/04/covid-19-lockdown-not-a-threat-to-religious-liberty-archbishop-says/

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/churches-closed-in-1918-too-heres-what-christians-can-learn-today.html

https://stream.org/why-isnt-trump-ordering-a-national-lockdown-federalism-duh-the-law/

https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/guest-commentary/2020/04/09/covid-cant-change-the-empty-tomb

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2020/april/police-serve-summons-to-va-church-for-violating-governors-covid-order

https://www.christianpost.com/news/mt-sinai-nixes-field-hospital-at-cathedral-as-samaritans-purse-steps-back-amid-lgbt-tensions.html

https://reformationcharlotte.org/2020/04/07/church-is-now-in-the-hands-of-anti-christ-digital-media-giants-who-can-shut-us-down-at-the-flip-of-a-switch/

https://religionnews.com/2020/04/09/see-which-states-have-religious-exemptions-in-their-stay-at-home-orders/

https://www.ddtonline.com/news/temple-baptist-church-members-issued-500-tickets-parking-lot-service#sthash.NLHQYXEf.dpbs

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/04/10/standing-asian-americans-racism-hate-xenophobia/

https://asianamericanchristiancollaborative.com/covid19statement

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/churches-easter-coronavirus-restrictions_n_5e8f8d16c5b6458ae2a604e2

https://religionnews.com/2020/04/09/shunning-online-services-some-clergy-preach-abstinence-from-gathered-worship/

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/without-good-friday-there-is-no-forgiveness-of-sin.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/ask-dr-land-why-are-we-so-shocked-by-the-coronavirus-pandemic.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/australia-easter-travel-crackdown_n_5e902dafc5b6458ae2a6ee34

https://www.faithwire.com/2020/04/10/exclusive-vp-pences-message-to-pastors-still-holding-church-in-pews-where-two-or-more-are-gathered-there-he-is-also/?utm_source=FWNL

https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Burgum-wont-punish-in-person-church-569557771.html

https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/10/indiana-governor-to-churches-worship-as-i-say-or-be-shut-down/#disqus_thread

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/protestprotest/2020/04/make-america-safe-again/

https://religionnews.com/2020/04/10/tbn-to-broadcast-easter-sunday-event-featuring-bishop-t-d-jakes-joel-osteen-and-more/

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/10/church-state-showdowns-loom-easter-sunday/

https://www.dennyburk.com/battling-the-coronavirus-panic/

https://www.dennyburk.com/if-beer-is-essential-so-is-easter/

https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/80724-why-we-must-heed-this-joel-2-warning-during-pandemic

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/12/michelle-lujan-grisham-new-mexico-governor-expands/

https://www.newmexico.gov/2020/04/11/mass-gathering-ban-expanded-to-include-houses-of-worship/

https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/04/11/church-is-not-a-building-you-say-then-meet-somewhere-else-already/

https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1249036662803480577?s=20

https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Drive-up-Easter-services-569583011.html

https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Despite-calls-to-close-Dickinson-church-holds-in-person-Easter-service-569584291.html

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2020/04/when-corporate-worship-is-taken-away/

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https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/80579-why-christians-must-refuse-coronavirus-panic-if-we-want-to-see-trump-reelected

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/04/03/kirbyjon-caldwell-jail-united-methodist/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/04/04/major-church-conventions-disrupted-coronavirus/

https://www.challies.com/articles/a-family-update/

https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2020/03/church-as-a-non-essential-service

https://providencemag.com/2020/03/time-theologians-covid-19-pandemic/

https://www.reformandamin.org/articles1/2020/4/1/nt-wright-is-wrong-christianity-offers-answers-and-hope-amidst-the-coronavirus-pandemic

https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2020/04/the-case-for-drive-in-masses

https://www.thepostmillennial.com/lgbt-outrage-over-franklin-grahams-nyc-field-hospital-is-anti-religious-bigotry/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-yorkers-are-right-to-be-skeptical-of-samaritans-purses-evangelical-coronavirus-ward-in-central-park

https://www.sundaymag.tv/how-to-administer-the-sacraments-during-church-online/

https://www.therebelution.com/blog/2020/04/how-to-live-as-the-church-even-when-you-cant-go-to-church/?fbclid=IwAR2bZo43Pd13JPSIQYc1bbinilCrwTwRq_A-O9oO1L1K5Zu3nLrygw1xINY

https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/asd/2020/03/22/prepare-now-to-return-to-church/?fbclid=IwAR21qffzd_LK4FsLQ3W-UiXVYwuzLO-xoOWX8g5xcInIvY5yivCcCfp0Bes

http://mcsletstalk.org/communion-and-community/why-virtual-communion-is-not-nearly-radical-enough/?fbclid=IwAR3Wa5ULH4-dXqWLbem5TXQ5IhAWQFp_Cxzx8KpTw4LiJoupVgXZeFX7OYQ

https://www.9marks.org/article/4-reflections-after-listening-to-18-hours-of-sermons-in-americas-biggest-churches/

https://www.crossway.org/articles/is-the-bibles-teaching-about-homosexuality-offensive/

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