Vaccine Debate Page

Here I am posting commentary from readers of this site, along with my responses. If you want to discuss a vaccination, health or breast feeding topic and debate with other readers, please send your comments to my email address (on the contact us page) and I will post them on this website.

Please note I won't publish posts which are offensive, racist, sexually explicit or have foul language. Please only genuine debate.

Christianity And Vaccination

just a note, with regards to the bit you wrote about christians and vaccinations, it is incorrect and not what christians believe.

we believe what jesus said:
"Listen to me everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a man can make him 'unclean' by going into him. Rather it is what comes out of a man that makes him unclean." ......."For it doesn't go into into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body." (And in saying this, Jesus declared all foods 'clean').
Mark 7:14-19

God seriously does not mind if we vaccinate ourselves or not! Its what is in our hearts that He cares about.

What you have written is everything that the 'old covenant' stood for, but now, because jesus died for us, we live under the covenant of grace, meaning the old law (old testament rules and regulations) dont count for us any more as we are covered in the righteousness of God. It says in Ephesians 2:8-9:
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast."

So in my opinion, that section does need to be changed!

Rachel.

Response

I have several Christian friends who don't vaccinate and know one in particular who believes vaccines are anti-scriptual which is what I base the article on. I personally believe there is a great deal of variation in the Christian religion in the way that the bible is interpreted, hence the different types of church (methodist, baptist, C of E, Christian Scientist etc). I think that the way the bible is interpreted is very personal to each individual person which in my opinion is a good thing, so what one person might take from it, another person might take something different.

Obviously no one can really know God's stance on vaccination since there was no such thing when the bible was written but since cleanliness is next to Godliness and he says your body is a temple, then it is my opinion (and I say opinion - others are fully entitled to disagree with me) that he wouldn't want us putting formaldehyde, which is a hazardous waste into our bodies, or aluminium, or anti-freeze or any of the other poisons that go into vaccines). These are all poisons. Just contact the poison's unit and ask for a list of side-effects relating to that chemical, they'll be able to tell you a long list. In all of the manufacturer's data sheets which come with the vaccine, they list death as a side-effect. Although it is rare, death and severe disability has occured as a consequence of vaccination and with that risk in mind I don't personally believe that a God who created us would want us to do something which may result in disability or death. But as I said in my article, it is purely philosophical debate and not intended to be scientific. In my opinion, as religion (any religion) is based on faith and philosophy, it is impossible to draw scientific conclusions about the subject in the same way that one can about medically based articles.

So I am leaving the article as it stands but am adding your comments and my own in a new page for debates.

Thank you for your comments.

Joanna.