A Tampa megachurch pastor defended holding Sunday services attended by hundreds despite coronavirus stay-at-home orders

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A Tampa megachurch pastor defended holding Sunday services attended by hundreds despite coronavirus stay-at-home orders
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'They are trying to beat me up, you know, over having the church operational. But we are not non-essential,' The River at Tampa Bay Church Pastor Howard-Browne told attendees during a Sunday service.

Howard-Browne claimed in a YouTube video last week that the church is one of the most sterile buildings in America. He described having 13 machines that can instantly kill any virus or bacteria:"If they sneeze, it shoots it down at like 100 miles-per-hour. It'll neutralize it in a split second."

In a Sunday press conference, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said that a warrant had been issued for Howard-Browne's arrest for"unlawful assembly and violation of public health emergency rules, both of which are second-degree misdemeanors." Flyers distributed by the City of Tampa caution residents against loitering in public places and the government has closed all Tampa Parks & Recreation facilities"until further notice,"

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