Evangelical crusade against vaccines, masks is contrary to our faith
Central to every faith community is the obligation to care for one another. And as a person of faith, my heart is breaking over the needless suffering caused by the …
COVID-19 vaccine
As COVID surges, many Bible Belt preachers remain silent
Dr. Danny Avula, the head of Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccination effort, suspected he might have a problem getting pastors to publicly advocate for the shots when some members of his own …
White Evangelical COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Has Jumped 11 Points Since March
Early in 2021, White evangelicals were the least likely of any demographic to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. In March, a Pew study found that about 45 percent of White evangelicals were either probably …
Should Christians be opposed to vaccination?
“The blood of Jesus is my vaccine”, read one protestor’s sign during the recent Sydney anti-lockdown demonstration. It’s such a pious statement, but it’s a misguided one too, propagating a position …
NIH director: We asked God for help with COVID-19, and vaccines are the ‘answer to that prayer’
Earlier this month, the White House announced a “month of action” to help ensure 70% of U.S. adults are at least partially vaccinated by July 4. Officials have since outlined …
Meet the doctor bridging faith and science to get fellow Christians
Emily Smith didn’t realize there was such a divide between faith and science for many Christians. Smith’s parents led worship at a charismatic church — “just a fantastic experience and …
White evangelicals and the vaccine
David Fleshler provides a pretty good piece of reporting on anti-vaccine attitudes among white evangelicals: “Florida evangelicals on vaccine: Right thing to do or mark of the beast?” The “mark …
Christian nationalism is a barrier to mass vaccination against COVID-19
While the majority of Americans either intend to get the COVID-19 vaccine or have already received their shots, getting white evangelicals to vaccination sites may prove more of a challenge – especially …
Black church leaders working to promote COVID-19 vaccines to their skeptical flocks
Some religious people see the COVID-19 vaccines as an answer to prayer. Others are skeptical. To encourage wary African Americans to roll up their sleeves, many Black churches are working …
Some Christians have misgivings about vaccine. I’ll get my shot and praise the Lord.
As several COVID-19 vaccines make their way to the general population, we have hope for containing, and perhaps defeating, a coronavirus pandemic that continues to ravage the United States. If …