Pastors arrested for holding services during lockdown – OAN Newsroom (OANN) / April 2 2020
A Florida pastor, who was arrested for holding services during a mandatory lockdown, has said he’s shutting the doors to his church. Rodney Howard-Browne made the announcement during a live stream service for his church, The River, this week.
This Monday, March 30, 2020, booking photo provided by the Hernando County Jail shows Rodney Howard-Browne, pastor of The River Church. (Hernando County Jail via AP)
“To protect my people, I’m shutting it down from a tyrannical government, not from the virus,” stated Howard-Browne.
According to the pastor, he had no choice. He maintains the move was not him caving to pressure from authorities, but due to other circumstances, including death threats.
“The big thing is, I don’t want to have a service and then they come, raid the church and start arresting all my pastors and other members of the congregation,” explained Howard-Browne. “I don’t want some crazy people showing up there to come and cause problems, like bringing someone who’s infected with COVID-19 and try to infect the church, saying we were there and whatever.”
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