coronavirus

  1. justme6272

    The Catholic Church is 'forgiving sins' for people with the coronavirus?

    Articles are saying the Catholic Church is 'forgiving sins' for people with the coronavirus. Isn't it God that forgives sins, not any church? I don't know much about Catholics, so this is a surprise to me. I can't believe what I'm reading. Here's the link. Church forgives sins of those stricken...
  2. M

    Coronavirus - a symptom of Creation's brokenness

    Why does Coronavirus exist? Is it God's Will? Does He allow it? Thinking about the Coronavirus led me to a new idea about how the disease is Creation's response to its brokenness. Coronavirus — a symptom of Creation’s brokenness Excerpts: "Due to the worldwide impact of the Coronavirus, it...
  3. SummerMadness

    Wouldn't it have been cheaper?

    Wouldn't it have been much cheaper to proactively test the entire population back in January/February and then treat those infected as opposed to the $1 trillion figure being bandied today to bail out a bunch of companies? It seems a lot cheaper than the current quarantine effort, which is...
  4. R

    Anyone have experience operating in the gift of faith?

    My understanding of the gift of faith is that God can utilize this gift to drop in someone extraordinary faith that goes far beyond personal faith. Some might say it is needed in order to raise someone from the dead. If anyone has experience in this gift could they please share? I assume like...
  5. L

    I ask all to cooperate with me in prayer against the Corona virus

    Im asking everybody here to pray and ask God to cleanse the earth from this Coronavirus that is wreaking havoc and to minister his healing to those who are affected and that it will spread no further. I strongly believe that if we all come together in prayer to kneel down before the Lord and to...
  6. Blackfang

    Sanctions against China

    Should we put sanctions on China for spreading coronavirus and causing deaths of so many people throughout the world ?
  7. 2PhiloVoid

    To hoggers everywhere: I want my share of toilet paper, folks!

    So, why the toilet paper frenzy, among anything? Are there really that many panicky, survivalist minded people in the U.S.? Seriously? C'mon!
  8. R

    Why no calls for repentance to stop the Coronavirus?

    Perhaps I have missed it, but other than Trump calling for a national day of prayer, there has been little leadership of the church to call the world to repentance to stop many of the ills our society has. The root of COV-19 is spiritual, most (myself included) have been too complacent, worldly...
  9. Cimorene

    Donald Trump's Bungled Coronavirus Response

    8 Ways Trump Has Bungled his Coronavirus Response He finally declared it a national emergency after just a couple of weeks ago standing in front of a huge campaign rally & falsely saying it was a hoax by the Democrats. It obviously wasn't. Rush Limbaugh, a buddy of Trump's had spread the...
  10. dzheremi

    Southern U.S. Diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church issues guidelines concerning Coronavirus

    From HG Bishop Youssef of the Southern United States diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church, we have the following letter issued yesterday: March 12, 2020 Dear beloved of Christ, We pray this letter finds you and your families and all the churches in peace and benefiting from this most...
  11. A_Thinker

    Coronavirus Treatment Shows Promise in Japan ...

    https://www.investors.com/news/technology/gild-stock-pops-coronavirus-treatment-reportedly-shows-promise-japan/
  12. charsan

    The virus

    We all know by now the absolute panic created by the media are the virus. My question is how many do you all think really trust in God during all this? With all the panic I would say a small amount. While we treat the virus seriously we should not panic and be frightened as believers unless we...
  13. Nikki Davis

    Don’t Panic, Just Be Cautious

    There is no need to panic but you do need to take extra sanitary methods while the number of people being infected is growing. Here are couple of tips to reduce the possibility of becoming ill. 1. Please make sure to wash your hands or use hand sanitizer often. 2. Don’t touch your, eyes, mouth...
  14. mindlight

    Theology of Plague

    Throughout history there have been plagues. Black death wiped out whole towns in Christian Europe and posed a major theological problem for Christians at the time. Why had God struck whole towns dead? The Spanish Flu following a world devastated by World War 1 may have killed 50-199 million...
  15. danbuter

    Pope cancelling events after falling ill

    Pope cancels second day of engagements after falling ill From the article: " Concern over the Pope's well-being circulated on social media after he was seen coughing and blowing his nose during Ash Wednesday celebrations, in which he greeted people without wearing a mask. On Sunday, he...
  16. dufrianord

    Coronavirus is a global food shortages?

    Oki.. how am I suppose to explain this now? I’m born and raised in rural Sweden myself and have seen how the food supply and war on farmers becoming more and more intense on a global scale with AI (surveillance) and Climate Change Politics. European farmers has sounded the alarm many times now...
  17. danbuter

    The spread of coronavirus is accelerating

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/coronavirus-china-live-updates/2020/01/25/0ca57a5e-3ed7-11ea-afe2-090eb37b60b1_story.html China already cancelled a bunch of Lunar New Year celebrations and have quarantined entire cities. It's popping up all over the world, though, from various travellers...