Televangelist sued for fake medicine

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Presumably Evangelical Jim Bakker believes he must adhere to the command against bearing false witness. He may claim that only false witness against - are forbidden and that positive messages are surely allowed.

WaPo:

After televangelist Jim Bakker suggested on his show that colloidal silver could cure the novel coronavirus, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday that it is suing him as part of a larger effort among law enforcement to crack down on fake treatments for the viral illness.

Secular authorities are on the offensive:

On Monday, the FDA and FTC called out seven companies, including Bakker’s, for peddling fake coronavirus cures or using the disease to promote products. “Simply type ‘Corona’ in the code box to save immediately,” one company peddling oils, Guru Nanda, said on its website, the FDA revealed Monday.

Other homemade products have had disastrous consequences — in some cases deadly.

What can we expect from evangelicals' spiritual overlords?
Surely at least some ceremonial processions are called for?