Popular Post snoop1130 Posted August 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2020 Canadian preacher jailed in Myanmar for holding services during virus ban By Shoon Naing Burmese-Canadian preacher David Lah, who is accused of organising prayers in defiance of restrictions on gatherings imposed by the government during a lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, arrives at a court in Yangon, Myanmar August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Myat Thu Kyaw YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar court on Thursday sentenced a Canadian preacher who said Christians were immune to the novel coronavirus to jail with hard labour for three months for holding church services in defiance of a ban on gatherings during the outbreak. David Lah, a Canadian of Burmese origin, and another man, Myanmar national Wai Tun, were detained under a disaster management law over services they held in the city of Yangon in April. A ban on public gatherings in the commercial capital took effect in mid-March. Judge Moe Swe told reporters both men had been convicted of breaking administrative rules. The lawyer for both men, Aung Kyi Win, confirmed that both of them had been jailed for three months. He did not elaborate. In a sermon posted online in late March, Lah had told followers: “If you hear the sermon of God, the virus will never come to you. I declare it with the soul of Jesus Christ.” About 20 people who took part in Lah's gatherings in April, including Lah himself, later tested positive for the coronavirus, an official said at the time. This led to a cluster of 67 cases, according to Thar Tun Kyaw, a spokesman for the health ministry. The cluster was one of the largest in Myanmar, which has only reported 357 cases and six deaths related to the virus. Religious gatherings across the world have at times been triggers for the spread of the virus, which has infected more than 18 million people globally and killed nearly 700,000. Myanmar is predominantly Buddhist though it has small Christian communities. -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-08-06 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted August 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: In a sermon posted online in late March, Lah had told followers: “If you hear the sermon of God, the virus will never come to you. I declare it with the soul of Jesus Christ.” About 20 people who took part in Lah's gatherings in April, including Lah himself, later tested positive for the coronavirus, an official said at the time. What's he doing in Myanmar? He belongs back in the U.S. where he'll be in good (but crazy) company.... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 So many people in the world putting their own beliefs before the good of others. God help us. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 13 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: What's he doing in Myanmar? He belongs back in the U.S. where he'll be in good (but crazy) company.... He's Canadian. Maybe you missed that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 19 hours ago, Emdog said: He's Canadian. Maybe you missed that I didn't miss that at all.. But the religious crazy types believing they're immune from the CV seems to be an especially (but not exclusively) U.S. phenomenon.... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nigel Garvie Posted August 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2020 This kind of fundamentalist religion (Chistian, Muslim, Orthodox Jew etc etc) is a disease just like Covid-19. Sad ignorant fanatics spread their nutty creeds round the world, and turn the brains of the innocent to cabbages. No surprise that they think their fantasy sky fairy will protect them from Covid. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Nigel Garvie said: This kind of fundamentalist religion (Chistian, Muslim, Orthodox Jew etc etc) is a disease just like Covid-19. Sad ignorant fanatics spread their nutty creeds round the world, and turn the brains of the innocent to cabbages. No surprise that they think their fantasy sky fairy will protect them from Covid. Absolutely right. Unfortunately, these fundamentalists and their supporters will never respond to your post or the like. That itself is proof of the authenticity of their preaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 everyone is entitled to believe what they want, but when your belief endangers the lives of others then that entitlement is forfeited, he's lucky it's only a jail sentence as the relatives of the sick could have sought retribution.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJKT2014 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 21 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: He belongs back in the U.S. where 3 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: I didn't miss that at all.. But the religious crazy types believing they're immune from the CV seems to be But you said back in the US implying the Canadian has been there before which the news story never stated as a fact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 15 hours ago, MJKT2014 said: But you said back in the US implying the Canadian has been there before which the news story never stated as a fact? Back from Mynamar to the U.S.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Just doing God's work in the country of his birth. The authorities did not approve. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-canadian-pastor-jailed-1.5676124 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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