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He should use this to tell everybody in India to stay hime, wear masks and stop going to mass worship ceremonies that are causing this devastating covid spike.



See also: mega churches in the US.


Do people come from all over to attend megachurches?

There are a bit over 1000 megachurches in the US. Around 50 have regular attendance over 10k, with the largest one averaging around 47k. (There are also 3000 Catholic parishes that have over 2k attendance to Sunday mass which would count as megachurches if the term didn't specifically only apply to Protestant churches).

The impression I've generally gotten is that most people attending a megachurch are from the general area that church is in. Close enough to drive to it every week. And that those who do travel a great distance to visit one do it independently and irregularly.

Compare to Kumbh Mala in India. That's held every 12 years and lasts about a month. Attendees travel from all over India to be there, with attendance of over 100 million over the month, and up to 40 million on the busiest day.

That should be a much more effective COVID spreader than all the US megachurches (and large Catholic parishes) combined, because so many people travel from all over the country to attend.


Yeah but mega churches are also not the best


Sure, but i’m not sure indian government officials spamming evangelical christians will have much effect? Can this system even mass spam non-indian cell subscribers?


See also: street parties in NL.




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