Episode 89

COVID Vaccines and Christian Conscience

My wife Chelsea returns to Truthspresso to discuss COVID vaccines and related political and Biblical issues.

Rather than taking a hard-line approach, we try to present some information we could gather. We encourage weighing all factors according to the Bible and Christian conscience.

Questions we address include

  1. To what degree do the various COVID vaccines rely on fetal cell lines?
  2. How are the new mRNA vaccines different from traditional vaccines?
  3. Are there concerns with rushing the new vaccines?
  4. What are possible side-effects of the COVID vaccines?
  5. Should Christians favor making vaccines mandatory?

Chelsea has worked as a Registered Nurse (R.N.) in Pediatrics and in labor and delivery. She also holds a post-Master's certificate in Certified Nurse Midwifery (C.N.M.) and has delivered about 100 babies.

Sources Referenced:

David Prentice, Ph.D., "Update: COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates and Abortion-Derived Cell Lines," Charlotte Lozier Institute, Updated January 4, 2021.

Peter Aitken, "Former Detroit news anchor dies after getting COVID-19 vaccine, husband says; cause of death unclear: Karen Hudson-Samuels worked for more than 4 decades in Detroit," FoxNews.com, February 18, 2021.

Hannah Miao, "CDC to investigate death of Nebraska man who received Covid vaccine dose," CNBC.com, February 12, 2021.

Lars Erik Taraldsen, "Norway Raises Concern Over Vaccine Jabs for the Elderly," Bloomberg.com, January 16, 2021.

"Should Christians receive the COVID-19 vaccine?" Verse By Verse Ministry, Retrieved February 21, 2021.

Scriptures Referenced:

Proverbs 5:1

Psalm 119:45-46

Romans 12:18

Galatians 5:13-15

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Daniel Mynyk

Daniel Mynyk is a software developer with experience in the education, real estate, and manufacturing industries. He is a devout Christian and an affluent lay apologist, having taught adult Sunday School classes in theology and church history. Daniel has authored the book "Freedom To Give: The Biblical Truth About Tithing." He has also been a guest on the syndicated radio show Bob Enyart Live and popular podcasts such as Apologetics Live, Theology Throw Down, and The Rap Report with Andrew Rappaport. He runs the apologetic website TruthHub.org and hosts the weekly podcast Truthspresso. Daniel lives with his wife Chelsea their four kids.