Anti-Vaccination

“Three mothers say a law eliminating the faith exemption for school vaccinations violates their free exercise rights.” - RNS

“Conservative pastors and leaders are encouraging the shot while the people in the pews have been more divided.” - C.Today

“Theologically fraught conspiracy theories have been swirling online, particularly in some evangelical circles. In a recent video posted online, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., similarly suggested — without evidence — a connection between the Mark of the Beast and vaccines.” - NPR

“So even at least some of the 54% of evangelicals who do intend to get the shot are doing it primarily for themselves, not to stop the spread of the virus to others. As for the 45% who won’t, many of them are looking primarily at the impact on their own health and well-being, rather than that of their neighbors.” - Veith

“From what I can tell, there are legitimate reasons, debatable reasons, bad reasons, and one good reason why many–though not a majority of conservative Christians don’t want to get the shot. But there is also a theological reason that needs to be addressed.” - Veith

“54% of white evangelicals ‘definitely or probably’ plan on getting vaccinated or already have received at least one vaccination shot, the lowest of any religious demographic surveyed.” - C. Post

“These conspiracy theories, however, are not rooted in reality. Indeed, many of them come from the same sources that previously told us that the coronavirus itself was a hoax or, even worse, a ‘plandemic’ mapped out by the government for some purpose or another.

“A viral social media video insinuates that the COVID-19 vaccine contains trackable microchips that will be injected into vaccine recipients. The video, just under 4 minutes long, is a composite of clips …. they create a false impression that those who get vaccinated for COVID-19 will be injected with a ‘forced chip with a tracking device.’” - The Dispatch

“I will take this vaccine as soon as it is available to me …. I will take it not only for what I hope will be the good of my own health, but for others as well.” - C.Leaders