Brody, us next is david the host of the pods honest podcast. He is also the chief analyst for the christian broadcasting network. Thank you for being with us on this Easter Sunday morning. We spent our first hour asking our viewers about public gatherings and whether they should be exempt from the stayathome orders. What is your sense of how religious leaders christian on this Easter Sunday but across the spectrum are handling the challenge of getting a congregation together somehow, or keeping them apart . Guest it is a great question, and it is a challenge to a degree. But i want to do a disclaimer off the top. It is an important disclaimer that i think will cloak the whole conversation we have. Most christians, most pastors, most churches are indeed abiding by either the federal guidelines or state guidelines, what have you. The reality is, for most of the country, for most evangelical christians, for christians worldwide or excuse me, christians across this country, they are abidin
All. The atmosphere. Its been over a month since covert 19 was declared a pandemic. More than 120000 people have died and more than 2000000 are infected worldwide. The Health Emergency has also affected the Global Economy and diplomacy one of the countries that has been hardest hit by the pandemic is spain. Its had more than 80000 deaths despite the weeks long government imposed lockdown its already weak economy has declined further. And despite concerns by the World Health Organization of workers unions and opposition leaders the Spanish Government has announced a partial lifting of the restrictions. Prime minister Petro Sanchez has asked the European Union for help to tackle the economic fallout. Again along with italy france and other e. U. Nations want to share the cost of the crisis through euro bonds that all you nations will have to pay off. But countries including germany in the netherlands opposed that plan saying it will be a burden on their taxpayers. In an article published
The coronavirus situation under control despite reports its Health System is stretched to the limit. And south korea reports just 8 new cases news its president says gives hope to other parts of the world. Under the British Government has denied reports that it wasted time and botched its response to the coronavirus pandemic with Prime Minister Boris Johnson directly to blame a damning report in the sunday Times Newspaper says he ignored scientists warnings and skipped 5 emergency meetings as the crisis group this is the u. K. Recorded 596 more deaths pushing its total past 16000 paul brennan reports from london. The accusations of complacency a misjudgment to spread across 4 pages the headline a damning assessment of government failure to prepare the quotes alleged 5 weeks of missed opportunities and political in nashua the British Governments National Crisis committee is called by the acronym cobra Prime Minister Boris Johnsons failure to attend any of the 1st 5 coronavirus cobra mee
Missed opportunities and political in nashua the british Governments National Crisis Committee is called by the acronym cobra Prime Minister Boris Johnsons failure to attend any of the 1st 5 coronavirus cobra meetings is singled out for particular criticism government ministers reject the sunday times allegations be idea that the Prime Minister skipped meetings that were vital to our response to the drain of us i think its protests and the truth is that the other meetings across government some by the Health Secretary some chaired by other ministers but the Prime Minister took all the major decisions and i think anyone who considered what happened to the point is just a little while ago nobody can say that its some throwing heart and soul into fighting this virus an unnamed Senior Advisor to downing street is quoted in the sunday times as saying this is no way youre at war if your pm isnt there he liked his country breaks he didnt work weekends theres a real sense that he didnt do cris
Overwhelmed just spittal struggle to cope with the surge in cases the worst may be yet to come. Im still go welcome to the program more than 800000 people now confirmed to have died of corona virus infections the figures were reported by Johns Hopkins university the number of infections stands at more than 1. 6 a 1000000 the news comes as christians around the world head into the easter weekend one of the most important celebrations in that calendar the pandemic means religious and other gatherings have been banned in many countries italy home to vatican city has been locked down for weeks so even the pope had to celebrate alone. Its the time of year he usually drools hugely. Conducts the Good Friday Service without the public due to the ongoing coronaviruses lockdown worshipers are at home watching the live stream online. Almighty and eternal god provided of shelter for the suffering look with compassion on the affliction of your children who suffer from this epidemic. The scale of th