Daily US Times: In a growing consensus, prominent religious leaders who are at the forefront of the anti-abortion movement in the US are telling their followers that the leading coronavirus vaccines available to combat Covid-19 are acceptable to take, given their indirect connection to lines of cells derived from aborted fetuses.
Southern Baptist megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, one outspoken foe of abortion based in Dallas, has called the vaccines a “present from God.”
Jeffress said via email: “To ask God for help but then refuse the vaccine makes no more sense than calling 911 when your house is on fire, but refusing to allow the firemen in.”
The Pastor said there is no legitimate faith-based reason for refusing to take the vaccine.
The Rev. Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, also has celebrated their development.
He he said he will take it not only for what he hopes will be the good of his own health, but for others as well.
Last month, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which says anti-abortion movement is its “preeminent” priority, said that getting vaccinated against the Covid-19 “ought to be understood as an act of charity toward the other members of our community,” according to a statement by the chairmen of its Committee on Doctrine and Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
The bishops said it is morally acceptable for Catholics to use either of the two coronavirus vaccines approved for use in the United States — made by Moderna and Pfizer — despite a “remote connection to morally compromised cell lines.”
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