Despite a death toll fast approaching 100,000, Donald Trump has labeled churches and other houses of worship as 'essential' and demanded that they reopen which will delight the two-thirds of Americans who believe that the Covid-19 outbreak is a message from God according to a poll by the University of Chicago Divinity School and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
As posted here, one US pastor who defied social-distancing rules to host large congregations and said that: 'God is larger than this dreaded virus', died after contracting Coronavirus but obviously the threat of many of their flock dying painfully is less important than an empty collection plate and anyway, as one Pastor explained this morning 'Jesus will Protect Us'.
I put this to Jesus himself on Zoom who stroked his beard thoughtfully and replied that he used to be quite handy with a hammer and nails and could 'maybe knock up a few partition screens' but otherwise he wasn't sure what he could do.
When i explained that it was more spiritual help the religious folk were after he looked off into the middle distance and said that was more his dad's field and he was more the water into wine and doing stuff with bread type of guy.
I then asked if God would then be helping to keep his supporters safe from the Covid-19 virus he shrugged and said: 'to be honest, if he didn't save me from crucifixion, and i'm his only son, i don't hold out much hope for a bunch of people he don't know and anyway, he once killed almost every person on Earth with a flood so i don't think he is that fussed'.
I thanked his for his time and asked if before he went, did he have any advice for those religious American people who will be flocking to the churches this weekend to read passages from the Bible?
After a few seconds of thought he said: 'Probably don't read the Bible, hold it over your mouth and nose until you go home' and with that he disconnected.
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