Before I get going, I wanted to emphasize that I believe the current growing division in society with respect to Covid-19 will far outweigh any other divisive topic including politics or even religion.
Anti-Maskers are Racist As far as I’m aware, “Britt” is not a Christian so she’s not a heretic. But I include her tweet because it proves the growing division in society. People are now issuing the proclamation that anyone who is opposed to wearing masks is a racist. This type of rhetoric will soon be accepted as true by those who think as she thinks.
Franklin Graham Franklin Graham, son of the famous Evangelist Billy Graham, stated he believes Jesus would’ve taken the vaccine if vaccines had been available during Jesus’ day. [1] Franklin also commented on pastors who preach to their congregations that they should not take the vaccination.
I hope that the pastors in the pulpit would tell people how they can be saved from God’s judgement and that’s through faith in Jesus Christ. I think a pastor to tell someone not to take the vaccine is problematic because what would happen if that person died [from the Coronavirus] then is a pastor responsible?…I mean I would feel responsible.
What if someone takes the CV-19 vaccine and dies like this 68 year-old woman who went into anaphylactic shock within 15 minutes of receiving her shot and died the next day? Would Graham feel just as responsible? He’d probably attribute her death to “underlying health conditions” and move on.
Personally, I believe people should do their own research and decide for themselves what they will or will not do with respect to the CV-19 vaccine or any vaccine or medical treatment. If I were a pastor I’d likely take Rev. Danny Jones’ approach with regards to the vaccine or even J D Farag’s position.
I think Franklin Graham is wrong but this is the kind of division that is growing in the world and within Christendom. I was talking to a mom at our recent AWANA night program. She was saying her parents refuse to get the vaccine and they are being hounded by the other folks in their Bible study group who have elected to get the vaccine. I would express my concerns to the pastor of that church and if he did nothing, I would likely leave that church. The problem of course is that if you’ve been a member of a church for years, it is difficult to leave and start over.
Another reader shared with me that her husband is under a great deal of pressure from other church members to get the vaccination. The husband will leave that church if things become “mandatory.” This is a travesty and should not be happening in the church or among Christians. People should be free to do what they believe is best for them, but not force things on others.
I truly believe we have not seen how bad and absurd the division...