Christianity, or should I correct that and say real Christianity that is correctly interpreted and applied, does not reject the use of vaccinations, medical care, blood transfusions and other medical procedures that save lives and improve health. Prayers for healing are not nullified by seeking medical attention or getting vaccinated or having surgery. There is no source of authority for Christian doctrine that teaches that.
The ignorance, and the level of brainwashing that this statement represents should disqualify this particular candidate from being able to run for office. We already have this kind of dysfunctional thinking in Congress. That kind of ignorance is dangerous. A million people in this country have died as a result of COVID, many of them unnecessarily so because they refused to get vaccinated as a result of this kind of brainwashing and ignorance circulating around on social media.
The fact that the death rate from COVID is substantially higher among far right wing conspiracy theorists who won't get vaccinated than it is among those liberals who get vaccinated and boosted has to be a sign of God's favor on the liberals, at least, it would be according to Janet Porter's logic, huh? And isn't she sort of shooting her own self in the foot here? If she's appealing to other nut case conspiracy theorists to vote for her, shouldn't she be giving them advice that will help them survive until they cast their ballot, rather than getting COVID and kicking the bucket before the election? She's undermining her own chances at winning.
Those Are "Tongue-in-Cheek" Remarks--This Whole Anti-Vaxxer Conspiracy is Tragic
For Christians who believe in the existence of God, the whole scope of healing through the vast knowledge that has been acquired through medical science is common grace. It is available to all who seek it out for their health and well-being. Seeking a solution of medical science does not disqualify or nullify prayers for healing. In fact, the availability of knowledge provided by medical science is almost always the manner in which God chooses to answer prayers for healing. Nothing in the Bible teaches us to pray only for a supernatural means of overcoming disease or injury.
It only takes a few minutes to get the facts, and a few more to get the vaccine. It is completely worth it. I've seen, up close, the misery and pain that a family goes through when they lose a loved one to COVID, especially when that loved one didn't get vaccinated. I've not seen anyone die from getting vaccinated. I have seen someone too young to die lose their life because of COVID and leave family members behind wondering if things would be different, and if they would have their father and husband back if they could just go back in time.
A Warning Sign to Voters
Candidates like Janet Folger Porter must be defeated. We don't need conspiracy theorists in government. We need people who speak the truth and understand facts. Rush Limbaugh and those of his ilk have turned the give and take of politics into winner-take-all, no compromise gridlock, which works for a few privileged people, but not for the rest of us. Promoting conspiracy theories is, in old fashioned language, lying, and that makes Janet Folger Porter a liar. So if you live in that Ohio congressional district, there's the reason to go vote, and to vote against her by electing her Democratic opponent.
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