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A Philadelphia pastor has warned his congregation that President Donald Trump's order for churches to be allowed to reopen immediately is "political pandering," and that science still suggests it's not safe to gather in large crowds.Trump on Friday pushed for the reopening of churches across America that have been closed amid the pandemic to stop…

Tony Spell, pastor of the Life Tabernacle Church, is shown leaving East Baton Rouge Parish jail on April 21 after posting bond in Baton Rouge, La. Spell on Sunday violated a house arrest and gave a sermon at his church. (Gerald Herbert, Associated Press)CENTRAL, Louisiana — A pastor who previously has defied Louisiana’s stay-at-home order…

Louisiana pastor Tony Spell wore a court-issued ankle bracelet while defying a statewide stay-at-home order to host a packed church service on Sunday during the coronavirus pandemic. The Pentecostal preacher of Life Tabernacle Church in Central led services inside the church and sought donations to his legal defence despite being placed on house arrest after refusing to tell a judge whether…

Louisiana pastor Tony Spell defied the state's stay-at-home order and his own house arrest to hold church services Sunday, The Advocate reported.Spell was spotted leaving his home Sunday and preaching at his church Life Tabernacle Church where his congregants sang and lifted signs that said “I stand with Pastor Spell,” according to the newspaper. The pastor’s ankle monitor…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here.The embattled Louisiana pastor who repeatedly flouted social distancing measures was placed on house arrest Saturday after refusing to tell a judge if he’d continue to hold Sunday services in defiance of orders to stay at home to limit the impact of…