A pastor and a doctor counter Covax deceit

[Russell2]

I saw this story on TV a couple of days ago and it keeps coming back to mind and I keep thinking it might be relevant to the BioLogos community.

Why some Aboriginal people are too scared to get vaccinated - ABC News Why some Aboriginal people are too scared to get vaccinated - ABC News

Summary: some among the indigenous community in a Western Australian town have been deceived by Internet lies that vaccines contain “luciferase”, a kind of “body of the devil”. Those lies came from a US “pastor” via a Queensland man. Their local pastor, who is indigneous, and his wife, a local doctor, are working to try to counter that deception.

As a new Christian I’m still sounding out how much agency to attribute to Satan, but this looks so much like spiritual warfare. Fancy Satan serving his own ends through invoking fear of himself, deceitfully associated with good works. So meta. Praise God for working through that pastor-doctor couple.

[Dale (evolutionary providentialist)]

I just read this, this morning (and she had a quasi-legitimate reason for rejecting the vaccine):

Woman Fearing Vaccine Side Effects Dies of COVID: 'I Couldn't Convince Her'

 
And all that nonsense about nanochips in vaccine… like the government really cared where I was.

[Russell2]

@Dale

like the government really cared where I was.

“Alert alert, Dale’s at Krispy Kreme again”

Actually, if you believe Edward Snowden, there are elements of that. Pretty peripheral though.

[Dale (evolutionary providentialist)]

@Russell2

Dale’s at Krispy Kreme again

 

@Russell2

elements of that

I could be concerned about that if I disregarded the scriptural mandates to be subject to human authorities. Thankfully, I’m not in a situation where I see civil disobedience being necessary any time soon. Then I would be more concerned.

[Dale (evolutionary providentialist)]

(I am reminded of this):

@Dale

@Mervin_Bitikofer

civil disobedience

When I was called for jury duty and during voir dire, one attorney as me if civil disobedience was ever permissible. I don’t remember exactly what I said (over three decades ago) – it might not have been “Absolutely”, but it was firm enough to indicate that I would not be easily dissuaded. Whereupon I was excused. I was actually a little disappointed, because it would have been interesting.

[NickolaosPappas (Nick)]

@Dale

And all that nonsense about nanochips in vaccine… like the government really cared where I was.

Nanochips? Nahh. Tracking your internet id and your personal information yes.

[T_aquaticus]

@Russell2

Summary: some among the indigenous community in a Western Australian town have been deceived by Internet lies that vaccines contain “luciferase”, a kind of “body of the devil”.

Makes you wonder what they think about the Australian glow worm which uses a luciferase for bioluminescence.