Birmingham pastor encouraging people to get vaccinated
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Updated: 11:15 PM CDT Jul 14, 2021
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Updated: 11:15 PM CDT Jul 14, 2021
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faith without works is dead. That's the message from one Birmingham pastor to people relying on God to protect them from covid 19 instead of a vaccine. W VTM thirteen's bree Douglas shares how he's using his platform to get people to roll up their sleeves trust God and go on and get the vaccination. It's that simple. According to Pastor Darrell Warren of New saint James baptist church as someone who is fully vaccinated himself, he encourages his members to do the same thing. Faith is Active and so if I trust God enough uh that I can get a shingle shot or a flu shot and I'm good then I trust him enough and get a vaccine. It's a mindset that's caught on with his members. Pastor Warren says 85-90% of them are vaccinated. People have a tendency that that when they hear it from leadership that it may help a little bit more. Others in his congregation say God will protect them from the virus, not a vaccine. The seat belt does not keep you or prevent you from being in a car accident, but it gives you another line of defense from maybe being thrown out of the vehicle. Only 33% of alabamians are fully vaccinated. At this point, Pastor Warren's willing to do whatever it takes for people to get the shot, even if it means opening up his own church as a vaccination site. If approached the church can lead. But I don't necessarily think that just because the church is taking the lead, that it would make more people want to be vaccinated if their mindset is not there. For christians hesitant to trust the medical experts. Pastor Warren references luke in the bible who was a doctor and how God can use healthcare professionals to treat illnesses. He gives sense and one of them is common sense to say this is the best thing to do and if it's working, then go on and do it. In Birmingham bria Douglas, W. V. Tm 13