"If they close every door in this city, then I will close my doors," Spell told CNN on Tuesday. "But you can't say the retailers are essential but the church is not. That is a persecution of the faith."
Pastor again defies state order not to hold large gatherings. He says 1,000 people came to his church Sundayhttps://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/24/us/louisiana-pastor-spell-coronavirus/Code: [Select]"If they close every door in this city, then I will close my doors," Spell told CNN on Tuesday. "But you can't say the retailers are essential but the church is not. That is a persecution of the faith."