The West African Ebola Epidemic of 2014-2016 sickened more than 28 000 and took the lives of over 11 000 persons  with 11 000 cases and 4800 deaths in Liberia Near the beginning of that epidemic  the Liberian Council of Churches proclaimed that the Ebola “plague” was a punishment from God for corruption and immoral acts (homosexualism [sic]) and called for prayer  fasting and repentance