Vax or Novax

The Biden administration is being accused of challenging religious freedom. The two issues that have received the most attention are LGBTQ+ and vaccination. (I have already written about the first; see Related posts below.) The demand of the New Testament to obey the mandates of government is crystal clear. Paul and Peter both make unambiguous statements recommending that believers should follow the rules made by their leaders. The only biblical incident in which someone defied the authorities is when Peter and John told the Sanhedrin they would not stop preaching Jesus when told to do so. Their reasoning was that they were compelled to obey God rather than man. This has been generalized over the centuries to mean that unless abiding by a secular law forces the breaking of a divine law, obedience is required.

The question then becomes whether there is a clear biblical concept that supports resistance to COVID vaccination. Like so many modern issues, the vax/no vax debate finds sincere Christians on both sides. Because vaccination is a modern therapy, there is obviously no Bible verse that specifically prohibits it. This leads many believers to take the shot in submission to the authorities as Scripture recommends. These folks often cite other reasons to follow the government request, chief among them is that it represents loving their neighbor by following the protective regimen. Of course, they also feel that it is prudent to guard against illness when possible.

There are, however, plausible reasons to resist the vaccine, some biblical, some otherwise reasonable. The non-biblical resistance stems from the uncertain reliability and questionable safety of the vaccines. I have written extensively on the dubious nature of the government’s claims of safety and efficacy. I have also shown that the death rate for COVID has been wildly overestimated and the actual count of fatalities due specifically to the virus will never be known.

One must also question the reliability of the persons and organizations pushing the vaccines when they are becoming wealthy from their use. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the foremost proponent of universal vaccination, has become the highest paid federal employee in the US, surpassing even the President. We have no way of knowing what Fauci’s investment portfolio might look like, as Representative Jerry Carl pointed out last June. As a bureaucrat rather than elected official, Fauci’s finances are not public. Other individuals such as Bill Gates are making huge “donations” to research into vaccines that will pay large personal dividends when they are put into use. There is a great deal of money being made selling fear across the globe. (For more on the issue of fear see, “The Angel Says: Fear Not”)

This is going to be a weak biblical link, but I am going to suggest it anyway. Christians should not succumb to fear like that which is being propagated by the pro-vax cabal. The Bible clearly teaches that we do not need to fear any man, certainly not to the point of disobeying a Scriptural command. In early 2020 when the true nature of COVID-19 was unknown, churches were ordered to close. Mine did. That most congregations did shut down clearly violates the principle of obeying God rather than man. Once it became clear to thinking people that the threat from the virus was far less dramatic than originally advertised, a return to prudent flu season precautions would have been in order.

Unreasonable fear is also causing people to subject themselves to unproven vaccines which we now know are of limited value in preventing infection from the virus. If the vaccines are effective, why are masks and social distancing still being required in many situations? If the vaccines are effective, why are we hearing regularly about people who are vaccinated becoming infected and even some dying from COVID? If the original vaccines were effective, why are boosters continuing to be added to the requirements? The answer is fear, and the question becomes who benefits from the fear.

The evidence is increasing that the vaccines themselves pose a threat to an individual’s health. Because the major media outlets profit from the exposure that follows the fearmongering, it is difficult to find evidence of the true nature of the treatments being offered as vaccines. If you look outside of the mainstream media, you will find a growing number of physicians and scientists who can prove that the treatments currently being provided are not vaccines by any definition. More disturbing, many sources are claiming that the side-effects of the non-vaccines are quite serious. Following the principle of not putting anything harmful into my body, I think it is reasonable to refuse the vaccine on biblical grounds.

Just as it has done with the LGBTQ+ issue, the progressive factions in government have pushed against the religious interests of American citizens by supporting universal vaccination. While the vaccine mandate has not materialized on a national level for most of us (except for federal employees and members of the military), several cities have been emboldened by the White House’s insistence that it is needed and instituted their own mandates.

I have no quarrel with people who want to be vaccinated or with private institutions or businesses that choose to require vaccination. If proof of vaccination becomes necessary at the places I frequent, I will find other places that have not succumbed to the fear. What I will resist as far as possible is joining the lemmings and blindly leaping off the cliff. I also recommend that all my readers become knowledgeable about the policies of our elected officials and their bureaucratic allies. As I said in “Don’t be a Moron,” we owe that to our Lord and His kingdom on earth.

Related posts: How do you Read Paul; Clobber the Argument; Bake for Them Two; The Uncomfortable Subject; Who is Discriminating?