Many Evangelicals say they won't be vaccinated against Covid-19. Some experts say distrust and misinformation have played a role

[HenryChinaski]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/us/covid-vaccine-evangelicals/index.html


At Pastor Tony Spell's Sunday sermon this week, he preached a different kind of message than usual to his congregants: Don't trust Covid-19 vaccines.
"I'll just tell you today, if being anti-mask and anti-vaccine is anti-government, then I'm proud to be anti-government," Spell, who has made a national name for himself protesting Covid-19 rules in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, told Life Tabernacle Church congregants.

The anti-Covid vaccine sentiment among Evangelicals is fed by a mixture of distrust in government, ignorance about how vaccines work, misinformation and political identity, some experts say.


Among Republicans, White Evangelical Christians are more likely than other religious groups to believe in certain conspiracy theories, according to a study by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
"There is a tendency within White Christian nationalism, to want to believe these kinds of conspiracies, because I think it reinforces this idea of an us versus them," Perry said. "The problem is, the people who are feeding that fear, have an incentive to keep stoking that fear because people keep clicking, and people keep listening."
The piece of shit pastor in the video telling his followers that he's a "Prophet" and not to get vaccinated, both of his parents contracted the disease and luckily survived, He also has an elderly grandparent that was smart enough to get a vaccine that he adamantly opposed. This dipshit has a serious Jim Jones quality to him, ****ing scary..

 

[Phys251]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/us/covid-vaccine-evangelicals/index.html


At Pastor Tony Spell's Sunday sermon this week, he preached a different kind of message than usual to his congregants: Don't trust Covid-19 vaccines.
"I'll just tell you today, if being anti-mask and anti-vaccine is anti-government, then I'm proud to be anti-government," Spell, who has made a national name for himself protesting Covid-19 rules in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, told Life Tabernacle Church congregants.

The anti-Covid vaccine sentiment among Evangelicals is fed by a mixture of distrust in government, ignorance about how vaccines work, misinformation and political identity, some experts say.


Among Republicans, White Evangelical Christians are more likely than other religious groups to believe in certain conspiracy theories, according to a study by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
"There is a tendency within White Christian nationalism, to want to believe these kinds of conspiracies, because I think it reinforces this idea of an us versus them," Perry said. "The problem is, the people who are feeding that fear, have an incentive to keep stoking that fear because people keep clicking, and people keep listening."
The piece of shit pastor in the video telling his followers that he's a "Prophet" and not to get vaccinated, both of his parents contracted the disease and luckily survived, He also has an elderly grandparent that was smart enough to get a vaccine that he adamantly opposed. This dipshit has a serious Jim Jones quality to him, ****ing scary..

This is why those people are called a death cult.

 

[HenryChinaski]

This is why those people are called a death cult.

These skumbag megalomaniac preachers prey on weaker minded people who are easy to manipulate. And I don't mean that in a disparaging way to many of those poor unfortunates, (many elderly) who eat that shit up.

 

[beancounter]

Sounds good. More vaccines will be available for those who want them.

 

[Phys251]

These skumbag megalomaniac preachers prey on weaker minded people who are easy to manipulate. And I don't mean that in a disparaging way to many of those poor unfortunates, (many elderly) who eat that shit up.

This is the danger of organized religion. Thank god (haha) it's on the decline in America with no slowdown in sight.

 

[Slartibartfast]

If people are stupid enough to not get a vaccine, then that is on them.

 

[Ikari]

Being anti-mask and anti-vaccine isn't being anti-government, it's being anti-intelligence.

 

[Phys251]

Sounds good. More vaccines will be available for those who want them.

Not good. These anti-vaxxers will greatly increase the likelihood of vaccine-resistant mutations to evolve. Don't think for one second that for the worst of these people, that that's purely coincidental.

 

[HenryChinaski]

Sounds good. More vaccines will be available for those who want them.

The only problem with that is that 1 in 4 Americans identifies as Evangelical. If that amount of people refuse vaccination, then the future of normalcy is grim.

 

[mrjurrs]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/us/covid-vaccine-evangelicals/index.html


At Pastor Tony Spell's Sunday sermon this week, he preached a different kind of message than usual to his congregants: Don't trust Covid-19 vaccines.
"I'll just tell you today, if being anti-mask and anti-vaccine is anti-government, then I'm proud to be anti-government," Spell, who has made a national name for himself protesting Covid-19 rules in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, told Life Tabernacle Church congregants.

The anti-Covid vaccine sentiment among Evangelicals is fed by a mixture of distrust in government, ignorance about how vaccines work, misinformation and political identity, some experts say.


Among Republicans, White Evangelical Christians are more likely than other religious groups to believe in certain conspiracy theories, according to a study by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
"There is a tendency within White Christian nationalism, to want to believe these kinds of conspiracies, because I think it reinforces this idea of an us versus them," Perry said. "The problem is, the people who are feeding that fear, have an incentive to keep stoking that fear because people keep clicking, and people keep listening."
The piece of shit pastor in the video telling his followers that he's a "Prophet" and not to get vaccinated, both of his parents contracted the disease and luckily survived, He also has an elderly grandparent that was smart enough to get a vaccine that he adamantly opposed. This dipshit has a serious Jim Jones quality to him, ****ing scary..

I guess these people forget that Covid-19 is one of god's creatures too. Participation by Americans in organized religion continues to fall, this pastor is just speeding up the process.

 

[Slartibartfast]

The only problem with that is that 1 in 4 Americans identifies as Evangelical. If that amount of people refuse vaccination, then the future of normalcy is grim.

from the article.

While 95% of Evangelical leaders who responded to a January survey from the National Association of Evangelicals said they would be open to getting a vaccine, Spell is adamantly against it. He's among the significant number of Evangelical Christians who have remained opposed to getting vaccinated for Covid-19.

It appears to be a relatively small number of whackadoos.

 

[Chomsky]

As I posted elsewhere, it truly is 'Darwinism'.

Trouble is, not only do they injure us, but we must pick-up the slack for them. Just like Trump & man of his supporters, they seem to lack basic social & civil responsibility. Or in some cases, basic human compassion & empathy.

I really don't know what to make of these guys. But (unfortunately - it seems - in this case), as an American citizen I must respect the freedom & rights of my fellow Americans. At least if, or until, they were to become subject to law or order in this matter. But, I suspect there wil be no vaccination orders given, so we'll have to do this on our own and suffer & pick-up after the slackers.

 

[HenryChinaski]

from the article.

While 95% of Evangelical leaders who responded to a January survey from the National Association of Evangelicals said they would be open to getting a vaccine, Spell is adamantly against it. He's among the significant number of Evangelical Christians who have remained opposed to getting vaccinated for Covid-19.

It appears to be a relatively small number of whackadoos.

That's good news for those who need some leader to tell them what to do. But this from the article on it's own is grim.

In a Kaiser Family Foundation poll published last month, 28% of White adults who identify as Evangelical Christians said they definitely will not get a vaccine, 6% said they will only get vaccinated if they have to, and 15% said they will wait and see.

 

[Slartibartfast]

That's good news for those who need some leader to tell them what to do. But this from the article on it's own is grim.

In a Kaiser Family Foundation poll published last month, 28% of White adults who identify as Evangelical Christians said they definitely will not get a vaccine, 6% said they will only get vaccinated if they have to, and 15% said they will wait and see.

Sometimes I wonder if the darwin award should be given to group, but I also hope these people don't end up getting too sick

 

[dockside]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/us/covid-vaccine-evangelicals/index.html


At Pastor Tony Spell's Sunday sermon this week, he preached a different kind of message than usual to his congregants: Don't trust Covid-19 vaccines.
"I'll just tell you today, if being anti-mask and anti-vaccine is anti-government, then I'm proud to be anti-government," Spell, who has made a national name for himself protesting Covid-19 rules in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, told Life Tabernacle Church congregants.

The anti-Covid vaccine sentiment among Evangelicals is fed by a mixture of distrust in government, ignorance about how vaccines work, misinformation and political identity, some experts say.


Among Republicans, White Evangelical Christians are more likely than other religious groups to believe in certain conspiracy theories, according to a study by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
"There is a tendency within White Christian nationalism, to want to believe these kinds of conspiracies, because I think it reinforces this idea of an us versus them," Perry said. "The problem is, the people who are feeding that fear, have an incentive to keep stoking that fear because people keep clicking, and people keep listening."
The piece of shit pastor in the video telling his followers that he's a "Prophet" and not to get vaccinated, both of his parents contracted the disease and luckily survived, He also has an elderly grandparent that was smart enough to get a vaccine that he adamantly opposed. This dipshit has a serious Jim Jones quality to him, ****ing scary..

I'll repeat some of the above that needs further debate:

Among Republicans, White Evangelical Christians are more likely than other religious groups to believe in certain conspiracy theories, according to a study by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.

Since these evangelical "christians" believe the world was created 6,000 years ago in six days, that a man (Jonah) lived inside a whale, that dead human beings, dead for more than a few minutes, become alive again, that there is some magic man in the sky who can save them from all kinds of horrible things on earth (how can they explain the Holocaust, then?), etc., etc., it's just a baby step to believe conspiracy theories that today's evangelicals also believe, without proof and in the face of facts that say otherwise.

 

[TomFitz]

These skumbag megalomaniac preachers prey on weaker minded people who are easy to manipulate. And I don't mean that in a disparaging way to many of those poor unfortunates, (many elderly) who eat that shit up.

They’ve been doing it since the days of tent meetings. And to the same audience.

 

[Ikari]

The only problem with that is that 1 in 4 Americans identifies as Evangelical. If that amount of people refuse vaccination, then the future of normalcy is grim.

Yeah, but I feel that there are Evangelicals amd then there are ****ing Crazy. Like the Pastor here, ****ing Crazy, but I'm not sure all of those identifying as Evangelical are also ****ing Crazy. There may be a good number though, but not all of them can be Jesus Camp Nuts.

 

[HenryChinaski]

Yeah, but I feel that there are Evangelicals amd then there are ****ing Crazy. Like the Pastor here, ****ing Crazy, but I'm not sure all of those identifying as Evangelical are also ****ing Crazy. There may be a good number though, but not all of them can be Jesus Camp Nuts.

But how many is too many?

 

[Sweden]

The only problem with that is that 1 in 4 Americans identifies as Evangelical. If that amount of people refuse vaccination, then the future of normalcy is grim.

Can anyone explain why the USA seems to have more than its fair share of stupid and ignorant people?

 

[HenryChinaski]

Can anyone explain why the USA seems to have more than its fair share of stupid and ignorant people?

I've been asking that question for years. Something in the water?

 

[Ikari]

But how many is too many?

It probably doesn't take too much, actually. Whenever it starts to affect herd immunity.

 

[MSgt]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/us/covid-vaccine-evangelicals/index.html


At Pastor Tony Spell's Sunday sermon this week, he preached a different kind of message than usual to his congregants: Don't trust Covid-19 vaccines.
"I'll just tell you today, if being anti-mask and anti-vaccine is anti-government, then I'm proud to be anti-government," Spell, who has made a national name for himself protesting Covid-19 rules in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, told Life Tabernacle Church congregants.

The anti-Covid vaccine sentiment among Evangelicals is fed by a mixture of distrust in government, ignorance about how vaccines work, misinformation and political identity, some experts say.


Among Republicans, White Evangelical Christians are more likely than other religious groups to believe in certain conspiracy theories, according to a study by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
"There is a tendency within White Christian nationalism, to want to believe these kinds of conspiracies, because I think it reinforces this idea of an us versus them," Perry said. "The problem is, the people who are feeding that fear, have an incentive to keep stoking that fear because people keep clicking, and people keep listening."
The piece of shit pastor in the video telling his followers that he's a "Prophet" and not to get vaccinated, both of his parents contracted the disease and luckily survived, He also has an elderly grandparent that was smart enough to get a vaccine that he adamantly opposed. This dipshit has a serious Jim Jones quality to him, ****ing scary..

Well, these are the same power-hungry zealots who saw a dramatic drop in new conversions and church attendance because white evangelicals made an embarrassing deal with a man like Donald Trump and promoted him as a moral, upstanding, and proper "baby Christian." For decades, Christian evangelicals have been looking for a certain type of masculinity in the White House that they could promote their faith and traditions through. In as such, they could promote themselves in the masculine traditions of the Bible. They chose to allow an immoral, callous, and cowardly traitor to be that for them, despite his clear and obvious tactic to use them for their quickness to betray their religion. I mean, it is so painfully obvious to see:

- Trump likes "grabbing *****" whenever he feels like it, a history of being a serial adulterer who solicits sex from pornographers, twice divorced with the current one on salary, saw nothing in separating children from their parents and losing them, routinely insults and calls people names, never attends church, used the Bible for an obvious photoshoot in front of a church after having citizens forcefully evacuated, and is married to a woman who wonders "who gives a **** about Christmas."

- Biden has a history of routine church attendance, clearly morally guided, and clearly a loyal family man.


In what world would so many Christian evangelicals choose to stick the devil's dick in their mouths and tell their flock to get in line? In their quest to be masculine, they became immoral bitches for an autocrat wannabe. People want to see the state of Christianity in America? Look to what Christian leaders encouraged their flock to blindly support. Like any other religious extremist in any other culture, they politicized their religion and told God to sit in the back.

 

[Lisa]

If people are stupid enough to not get a vaccine, then that is on them.

This is how the herd gets thinned. When they get sick the EMS should take them to their minister's house for prayers instead of clogging up the ER with people who refused the vaccine. We would not want to violate their religious rights with modern medicine and deny them their right to pray.

 

[noonereal]

At Pastor Tony Spell's Sunday sermon this week, he preached a different kind of message than usual to his congregants: Don't trust Covid-19 vaccines.
"I'll just tell you today, if being anti-mask and anti-vaccine is anti-government, then I'm proud to be anti-government," Spell, who has made a national name for himself protesting Covid-19 rules in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, told Life Tabernacle Church congregants.

If the congregation is filled with real Americans he will be removed.

 

[soylentgreen]

Can anyone explain why the USA seems to have more than its fair share of stupid and ignorant people?

To be fair homer simpson is probably one of the best known americans in many countries.