Pastor reveals the reasons behind COVID vaccine hesitancy in the evangelical community
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PGV_ID
300820
Title
Pastor reveals the reasons behind COVID vaccine hesitancy in the evangelical community
Media file format such as pdf, mp3, mp4, docx
video, with accompanying transcript
Author (individual or group)
John Yang
Saher Khan
Saher Khan
John Yang, Rev. Russell Moore
Date of Source
2021-04-08
Location
United States
Religious movement
Evangelical Christian
Description or narrative
In this interview with Rev. Russell Moore about the COVID-19 vaccines and Evangelical hesitancy, Rev. Moore states that misinformation and mistrust fuel conspiracies, contributing to skepticism. Moore acknowledges that taking the vaccine is one’s own decision, but that it should also be known that the vaccine was created to help others around you. No individual in his community has expressed any skepticism for the vaccines, but Moore has encountered hesitancy online. He claims that pushback on Evangelicals could backfire if it is too “heavy handed”. Instead, he proposes that the ending of social distancing should be the main focus of discussion.
Contributor
ander635@miamioh.edu
Religious organization, or house of worship
Evangelical Christian
Genre
Personal story, social media or blog post, unpublished material, etc.
News articles and journalism about religious responses to COVID-19
Timestamp or date submitted to PGV
2021-05-06 23:33
Date
April 8th 2021
This item was submitted on November 22, 2021 by Ashley 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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