SITP Online: "How Religion Ruined America's Pandemic Response"

Event Title: "Crisis of Faith: How Religion Ruined America's Pandemic Response" with Noah Lugeons

How to Watch:
Join us at the Skeptics in the Pub channel on Twitch:
https://m.twitch.tv/sitp/

New to Skeptics in the Pub or Twitch or both?
Twitch or SitP may be new for some of you, so SITP will have early doors at 1:45 to welcome new attendees and answer any questions you may have before the presentation begins at 2:00. You can find a useful guide to Twitch here: https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-twitch-4143337

You don't need a Twitch account to watch the talk only if you want to take part in the chat. You won't need an account to ask questions in the Q&A period though.

Note: If you have questions, please refer to the Facebook event page - but note the event time is listed for GMT, i.e. Greenwich Main Time, which is 5 hours ahead of EST:
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Event Description:
Why did America do so badly?

When the COVID-19 crisis reached America, the US had more resources and expertise at its disposal to confront the threat than any nation on the planet, and yet the American response was homicidally inefficient. Why?

Noah Lugeons goes beyond bad leadership to discuss the root of the problem: Religion.

When a crisis arose that required a scientific solution, religion’s response ranged from useless to detrimental. From churches ignoring state lockdowns, to televangelists declaring the disease miraculously eradicated, to pastors suing their governors for enforcing public safety measures, religion was at the forefront of virtually every misguided step towards catastrophe the United States took.

About the Speaker:
Noah Lugeons is the author of Outbreak: A Crisis of Faith - How Religion Ruined Our Global Pandemic, in which he explores the themes of this talk in depth. As the Podcast Award winning host of "The Scathing Atheist," Noah has spent almost a decade reporting on the most terrifying trends in American religiosity

About the Event Host:
"Skeptics in the Pub Online" is a FREE online event series organized by a UK-based coalition of skeptic groups. Formed when Covid-19 lockdowns stopped them meeting in pubs, they are working to deliver high-quality events based on science, reason, and critical thinking. To find out more about their online events, go to: https://www.skepticsinthepub.org/online-safety/