We live in an age where too many Christian leaders are either silent about vaccines, or even, to the church’s shame, openly support them. Instead, Christianity needs in its ranks more no-nonsense, unapologetic anti-vaccine leaders like L.W.C. Keuchenius who do not sugarcoat vaccines — but who warn people about them, point out the religious devotion attached to them, and rebuke those who create and promote them.
Thanks to the labors of men such as Kuyper, a voice against mandatory vaccination would be entrenched in the public sphere of the Netherlands. Kuyper, then, did not use his influence to shill for vaccination — as so many do today. Rather, as an adherent of the Christian religion, he worked to protect people from being forced to undergo this pagan poison rite.
Christians have always been divided on the ethics of vaccination. As for those who have seen vaccination for the evil that it is, the recognition that vaccination is “doing evil that good may come” is not novel; there has been Christians who have discerned this throughout the history of vaccination (and its forerunner, inoculation).
Kevin Swanson is one pastor who is not afraid to criticize vaccines. In this episode of Generations Radio he discusses both vaccines and the ethics of using aborted fetal tissue for vaccines.
Jordan Wilson answers the Gospel Coalition’s horribly misguided pro-vaccine piece titled “The FAQs: What Christians Should Know About Vaccines.” Well-researched and highly recommended for Christians (or anyone, for that matter) who might be struggling with this issue.