Christian News Weekly Recap March 30 – April 4, 2020
This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section.
Monday March 30, 2020
Florida obtains arrest warrant for pastor that held large Sunday services
NYC Mayor Threatens to Close Churches ‘Permanently’ for Meeting during Coronavirus
Samaritan’s Purse Sets Up Coronavirus Field Hospital in New York City
NYT Op-Ed Blaming Christians for ‘Coronavirus Hell’ Receives Heavy Pushback
Tuesday March 31, 2020
‘Get Back in the Word’ during Pandemic, My Pillow CEO Urges Americans at White House
French evangelical church conference blamed for surge in coronavirus infections
Florida Pastor Arrested for Holding In-Person Church Service during Coronavirus Pandemic
Wednesday April 1, 2020
Doctors Praying Inside as Christians Surround Hospitals to Pray Outside Against Coronavirus
Trump Applauds Franklin Graham for Fighting Coronavirus: ‘He Loves Jesus’
Scotland Church Sues City Council after Event Canceled over Speaker’s Views on Homosexuality
We may be living through a pandemic, but we have so much to be thankful for
Thursday April 2, 2020
Pence Urges Churches of 10 or More to Stop Meeting in Fight against Coronavirus
India: Christians arrested for ‘forcible conversion’ while providing aid to the poor
‘I Was Never Alone… He Was With Me All the Time’: 90-Year-Old COVID-19 Survivor Credits God
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt Highlights the Importance of Forgiveness
Friday April 3, 2020
Ravi Zacharias to Begin Chemotherapy after Cancer Diagnosis
THE GOOD NEWS Crosses Popping Up Across GA Counties
90-Year-Old Woman Survives COVID-19, Credits God for Her ‘Miraculous’ Recovery
Saturday April 4, 2020
Revd John J Murray, minister and author, dies from COVID-19
Church minister sues hotel after disruption to marriage conference
NY Times Blames Christians for Poor Coronavirus Response
Help Is on the Way: Church Relief Fund Seeks to Rescue Small Churches Hit Hard by the Pandemic