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CNN’s Lemon Slams Pastor Killed By Virus: 'Let that Be a Lesson' to Faithful
mrcNewsbusters ^ | April 16, 2020 | Nicholas Fondacaro

Posted on 04/16/2020 8:54:20 AM PDT by Morgana

CNN Tonight host Don Lemon showed off how bitter and heartless he could be during Wednesday’s handoff from PrimeTime host Chris Cuomo. The same day The Washington Post disgustingly mocked the death of a Virginia pastor due to the coronavirus, Lemon decided he needed to get his kicks in as well. According to Lemon, his death should be a “lesson” for those who believed “God is larger than this dreaded virus,” as the pastor said.

Shortly before to the handoff, Cuomo had interviewed Bishop Gerald Glenn’s daughter, Mar-Gerie Crawley to see what kind of man he was and to set the record straight on what he thought of the virus. Crawley explained that her father did take the virus seriously, enforced social distancing, and provided hand sanitizer to his parishioners. She also explained that because the information was changing so rapidly in the early days of the outbreak, things got confusing.

Those facts were thrown out since Lemon had his sights set on scolding the faithful.

Despite saying his heart went out to the Bishop’s family, Lemon needed to make sure his viewers knew he was dunking on a dead man and people of faith:

But let that be a lesson that you can have faith, but you also have to heed the warnings of the authorities and the people who -- and the experts. And so, I think that should be a lesson to people who are trying to gather, whether it's ten or more people in places that you shouldn't do it.

And God loves you. God wants you to praise him and glorify him and raise his name, but at this moment in our history, at this time, it's better if you do that at a distance, socially distant. And that means at home or whether it's streaming or whatever, that you shouldn't be doing it.

He reiterated that his “heart goes out to that family...but they should be a lesson to everybody out there who is trying to defy the authorities who are saying don't do it.”

Cuomo responded with a weak defense of the man whose daughter he just spoke too. He said he didn’t think the Bishop was a “floater” of warnings, but suggested, “there are too many who have had doubt with not good enough a reason all over this country, and it continues.”

He used that as a springboard to launch into a discussion about how he was “scared to death” by the idea Trump would direct portions of the country to reopen. “And you should be,” Lemon piled on.

“Because we do not have the testing capabilities down. We will not be safe in any of these places if we can't trace and treat and test. But when they say to wear a mask, people are going to get frustrated,” Cuomo added. “When they say wait in these lines, people are going to get frustrated and we're going to have problems until we learn to adjust to the new normal.”

It’s worth noting that CNN (Cuomo included) spent much of Tuesday pushing a doomsday scenario that said the country would be in some form of lockdown until 2022. So, would Lemon demand no church services for two years?

The transcript is below, click "expand" to read:

CNN Tonight April 15, 2020 10:01:58 p.m. Eastern

DON LEMON: Can I just talk about your last guest, just for a moment? My heart goes out to their entire family. Because it has hit their family. And you know how it is when it hits a family. Luckily, your family at this moment better off, and it's going to stay that way, we know it will.

But let that be a lesson that you can have faith, but you also have to heed the warnings of the authorities and the people who -- and the experts. And so, I think that should be a lesson to people who are trying to gather, whether it's ten or more people in places that you shouldn't do it.

And God loves you. God wants you to praise him and glorify him and raise his name, but at this moment in our history, at this time, it's better if you do that at a distance, socially distant. And that means at home or whether it's streaming or whatever, that you shouldn't be doing it.

So, I just say my heart goes out to that family. Bless them, but they should be a lesson to everybody out there who is trying to defy the authorities who are saying don't do it.

CHRIS CUOMO: It's a big loss to the community. Mar-Gerie and the family are telling people listen to the warnings, heed the warnings.

LEMON: Yep.

CUOMO: I don't think the guy was a floater. I think that there was doubt and there are too many who have had doubt with not good enough a reason all over this country, and it continues. And now we'll see it, Don, when we go to the next step of what it's like to re-open, which I'm scared to death about.

LEMON: And you should be.

CUOMO: Because we do not have the testing capabilities down. We will not be safe in any of these places if we can't trace and treat and test. But when they say to wear a mask, people are going to get frustrated.

LEMON: Yeah.

CUOMO: When they say wait in these lines, people are going to get frustrated and we're going to have problems until we learn to adjust to the new normal.

LEMON: Yeah. And we don't know what that new normal is going to be. Chris, take care of yourself. Take care of your family. We’ll see you tomorrow.

CUOMO: Love you.

LEMON: Love you as well.


TOPICS: Current Events; General Discusssion
KEYWORDS: cnn; dumblemming; pastor; virginia
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To: Morgana
I'm not saying the pastor deserved to die, but it does remind me of the joke that ends, ...and God said, "I sent you two boats and a helicopter!"
21 posted on 04/16/2020 9:19:28 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: Morgana

does he say the same to the black population for the most part are obese and are being affected by this virus?


22 posted on 04/16/2020 9:19:44 AM PDT by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: Morgana

That man is beyond evil. Just wow....


23 posted on 04/16/2020 9:21:31 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Morgana

Would Lemon have the same answer for homosexuals who come down with HIV/AIDS?

I didn’t think so.


24 posted on 04/16/2020 9:21:55 AM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.)
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To: Bob434
CNN’s job application must have a line that states:



Qualifications?
Stampeding cattle.
That's not much of a qualification.
Through The Vatican?
Kinky… Sign here.

25 posted on 04/16/2020 9:22:14 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor
So, does this mean that he thinks gay people deserve AIDS?

If one keeps doing what one is doing, one will keep getting what one is getting...until one changes what one is doing.

26 posted on 04/16/2020 9:22:52 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Morgana

Scripture tells us what will become of folks like Don Lemon unless they repent of their evil ways.


27 posted on 04/16/2020 9:22:58 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Obadiah

“For me to die is gain!”

I notice you don’t seem to be in a hurry to do it.

L


28 posted on 04/16/2020 9:23:41 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Morgana

On another topic, let’s see what they say when COVID meets Ramadan.


29 posted on 04/16/2020 9:24:13 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: Morgana

According to Lemon, his death should be a “lesson” for those who believed “God is larger than this dreaded virus,”

Maybe Margaret Sanger was right??


30 posted on 04/16/2020 9:24:38 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: dfwgator

lol-


31 posted on 04/16/2020 9:25:12 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Morgana

How about just a lesson to all those who ignore the suggested social distancing guidelines during a pandemic?


32 posted on 04/16/2020 9:25:40 AM PDT by Meatspace
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To: Morgana
I am a lot like Don Lemon....I will be very happy when he croaks
33 posted on 04/16/2020 9:31:15 AM PDT by ontap
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To: Lurker

I love life, but I am ready and willing to go. The sooner the better. I know what awaits me.


34 posted on 04/16/2020 9:43:00 AM PDT by Obadiah (Kill the deep state or lose the Republic.)
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To: Morgana; All
"for those who believed that "God is larger than this dreaded virus,”"

We know how big Lemon’s god is.

Christians must remember that Romans 13:1 teaches us that G-d has established all authority, Romans 9:17 telling us that G-d used Pharaoh for His purpose for example.

In other words, don’t unthinkingly close your mind to G-d by ignoring Him when He works through worldly leaders.

Insights welcome.

35 posted on 04/16/2020 9:55:50 AM PDT by Amendment10
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To: Morgana

Those Tequila IVs work real goood. Lemon is proof. 100% proof.


36 posted on 04/16/2020 10:02:36 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: Morgana
Romans 12:20, Paul was quoting Proverbs 25:21-22:

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

One of the methods of torture that was used in ancient times was to put a device on a person’s head that resembled a crown. On top of the crown was a shallow pan. When red hot coals were placed into this pan it would make the temperature of the brain increase, causing pain. The more coals they put in the pan, the more painful it became.

This is a metaphor for the way being kind to your enemy awakens his conscience. Your continued acts of kindness represent the coals, in that they make him feel bad about being unkind to you.

37 posted on 04/16/2020 10:16:04 AM PDT by MAAG ( “Tetelestai”)
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To: Morgana

If things truly went SHTF,a-holes like this better hide very well. They are inhuman to me. They are vermin with disease.


38 posted on 04/16/2020 11:05:08 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Morgana
CNN’s Lemon Slams Pastor Killed By Virus: 'Let that Be a Lesson' to Faithful

...and those who die of AIDS?

39 posted on 04/16/2020 11:43:12 AM PDT by gogeo (The left prides themselves on being tolerant, but they can't even be civil.)
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To: Morgana

Squeeze that Lemon.


40 posted on 04/16/2020 11:45:20 AM PDT by windsorknot
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