Letter from a Christian doctor: God gave us this vaccine. Let's use it
Item
PGV_ID
300821
Title
Letter from a Christian doctor: God gave us this vaccine. Let's use it
Author (individual or group)
Peter Mack
Location
United States
Description or narrative
Dr. Peter Mack, an Evangelical Christian doctor, wrote an article praising the COVID-19 vaccines, asking for the Evangelical community to view them as blessings from God. “God provided a tool to protect us,” Mack compares the vaccines to the Biblical stories of Egypt and its famine. He claims God used “human talent and hard work” through Joseph, and the David and Goliath, as God chose David to defeat Goliath rather than striking him down Himself. Dr. Mack also highlights skepticism of vaccines, explaining how fear has led to violence, including his experience of a small bomb having been thrown through his window after he expressed the need for the vaccines.
Contributor
ander635@miamioh.edu
Genre
Personal story, social media or blog post, unpublished material, etc.
Date
september 1st 2021
Item sets
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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