"TN Pastor tells congregation COVID Delta variant is a hoax & will throw out anyone wearing masks"
[dailykos.com]

"Many of us wonder how it is possible that so many Americans can be so resistant to save their own lives by taking a life-saving vaccine. Tennessee Pastor Greg Locke is a clear reason. 

"From birth, many learned to revere Pastors and others in authority. These characters too often failed to see that responsibility comes with substantial power. And that power can be used for good or evil. And it is clear that a large plurality of the Evangelical movement has made the conscious choice to choose the latter.

"This pastor told his congregation that the COVID Delta variant was a hoax. Worse, he told them he would kick them out of the church if they wore masks and urged them to go to another church if they wanted social distancing or masks."

Sigh Just so long as their deaths aren't attributed to some kind of religious persecution.