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Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in US
AP ^ | 4/5/21 | By DAVID CRARY

Posted on 04/05/2021 2:40:14 PM PDT by M. Thatcher

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“The pathway to ending the pandemic runs through the evangelical church,” said Curtis Chang, a former pastor and missionary who founded ChristiansAndTheVaccine.com, the cornerstone of the new initiative, With white evangelicals comprising an estimated 20% of the U.S. population, resistance to vaccination by half of them would seriously hamper efforts to achieve herd immunity, Chang contends.

Many evangelical leaders have spoken in support of vaccinations, ranging from Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress to the Rev. Russell Moore, head of the Southern Baptists’ public policy arm.

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They are really coming for Christians now. This and the CBS piece are the beginnings of the rollout.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3948017/posts

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/evangelical-church-covid-19-pandemic-vaccine-skeptics/

1 posted on 04/05/2021 2:40:14 PM PDT by M. Thatcher
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they must all be detained for re-education


2 posted on 04/05/2021 2:44:21 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: M. Thatcher

This hit piece is a “two-for.” That is they get to demean those of us who will not be vaccinated and Christians in one single article. Don’t you know they love it.


3 posted on 04/05/2021 2:45:07 PM PDT by icclearly
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It runs deep with this olive skinned agnostic as well!

NEVER taking that B.S. injectable.


4 posted on 04/05/2021 2:46:32 PM PDT by HypatiaTaught (president FRAUD of the divided states of China)
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Oh I get it! It’s the blacks who are standing line just like they did at Tuskegee.


5 posted on 04/05/2021 2:47:27 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (`)
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To: M. Thatcher

It’s not skepticism about vaccines.

It’s skepticism about WHO’S MAKING THE VACCINES AND WHAT THEY’RE TELLING US IS IN THEM.


6 posted on 04/05/2021 2:48:47 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: HypatiaTaught

Just say NO! Your being your choice. 💉😷😱👎


7 posted on 04/05/2021 2:50:12 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: M. Thatcher

Authorized not approved.


8 posted on 04/05/2021 2:50:53 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: Steely Tom

China is doing exactly that ...


9 posted on 04/05/2021 2:52:47 PM PDT by tbw2
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The article just touches on the issue of the link to abortion. Right next to mark of the beast. That is so typical.

Russell Moore effectively supported Biden which tells me everything I need to know about him. Individual Baptist leaders have sinned and will sin in the future. They are not perfect.


10 posted on 04/05/2021 2:53:04 PM PDT by alternatives? (If our borders are not secure, why fund an army?)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Also black evangelicals, black non-evangelicals, blacks who assault asians, white non-evangelicals, imaginary white supremacists, deceased voters for Biden...

11 posted on 04/05/2021 2:53:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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This hit piece is a “two-for.” That is they get to demean those of us who will not be vaccinated and Christians in one single article. Don’t you know they love it.

Actually, a "three-for." They specify WHITE evangelicals in the title. So they can demean covid-jab-skeptics, Christians, and white people all in one piece.

Yes, they love it.

There is actually a great deal of skepticism in the black community as well. But that doesn't fit the narrative here.

12 posted on 04/05/2021 2:54:21 PM PDT by M. Thatcher
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Weird. Spend a few decades constantly, and consistently lying. Lie for fun, profit, power. Lie when the truth would even fit better.

And then one day, people don’t trust you when you say they should do something... Weird.


13 posted on 04/05/2021 2:55:46 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
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To: reasonisfaith

That and the fact that none of them have had a thorough clinical trial.

The citizenry is volunteering to play the role of Beta Tester on mRna technology.


14 posted on 04/05/2021 3:03:39 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare to survive.)
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To: icclearly

Maybe they are just sceptical of the frauds masquerading as medical doctors. Look back over the last year and the decisions these clowns have made. If they weren’t part of the protected class they would have been defrocked as medical doctors and tar and feathered and run out of town. Only about .001 percent of the population cannot be vaccinated (and these are not vaccines). So if the worriers get there “vaccine”, wear their masks, and hide in their basements, people not getting “vaccines” are not an issue.


15 posted on 04/05/2021 3:03:48 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Corrupt Slow Joe Biden is the Bolshevik sock puppet.)
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Skepticism ?

How about the FDA approves it first

They are the frontline of the skeptics

Really people-come on.


16 posted on 04/05/2021 3:05:28 PM PDT by stanne
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It’s a two-fer for them. Chastise “anti-vaxxers” and Christians with one blow!


17 posted on 04/05/2021 3:06:05 PM PDT by cld51860 (Volo pro veritas)
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Yep, this is the trifecta. White, Christian AND skeptical of the lying government? the horror


18 posted on 04/05/2021 3:10:39 PM PDT by Libertygirlnow
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“The pathway to ending the pandemic runs through the evangelical church,” said Curtis Chang, a former pastor and missionary.

* Uh.... why “former?” *

Rev. Russell Moore, head of the Southern Baptists’ public policy arm expressed hope that SBC pastors would provide “wise counsel” to their congregations if members raise questions about vaccinations.

* Not their job. Their job is to preach the gospel. *

Other evangelical pastors have been hesitant to take a public stance.

* Which is as it should be. *

Aaron Harris, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Junction City, Kansas, hasn’t discussed the vaccine from the pulpit or decided whether he’ll be vaccinated. “We don’t believe that this is a scriptural issue; it is a personal issue,” said Harris.

* Exactly.*


19 posted on 04/05/2021 3:10:51 PM PDT by Condor 63
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To: icclearly

They’re targeting POC with this. Not white evangelicals.


20 posted on 04/05/2021 3:13:48 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (RIP my "teddy bear". )
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