NC pastor, Southern Baptist Convention push COVID vaccine while facing criticism
Item
PGV_ID
104075
Title
NC pastor, Southern Baptist Convention push COVID vaccine while facing criticism
Author (individual or group)
DAVID CRARY
Location
North Carolina
Religious movement
Southern Baptist
-- Southern Baptist Convention
Description or narrative
When the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Reverend J.D. Greear posted a photo of him getting the COVID-19 vaccine, there was a lot of admiration for him, but also a lot of skepticism. This then opened a conversation about the Evangelical communities, and that while “40% of white Evangelicals will not get the vaccine”, the end of the pandemic seems to weigh heavy on the community, as Evangelicals compose “approx. 20% of the US population”. The challenge is opening a discussion about the COVID-19 vaccines, as it states in the article that many Evangelical Christians would rather leave it “up to God”, or they simply say it’s a personal issue. The article also highlights that many Evangelicals feel comfortable with leaving everything to God as they aren’t afraid of death.
Contributor
mortenja
Religious organization, or house of worship
Southern Baptist
Genre
News articles and journalism about religious responses to COVID-19
Date
4-6-2021
This item was submitted on May 10, 2021 by [anonymous user] using the form “Help gather religious responses to the pandemic” on the site “Preaching Goes Viral”: https://pandemicreligion.org/s/preaching-goes-viral
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