![]() Since Christian Scientist “medical practitioners” lack knowledge of many rare vaccine-preventable diseases, it can spread through one of their communities fairly quickly. Christian ScientistsĬhristian Scientists (or more formally, Church of Christ, Scientist) fundamentally believe that diseases are not real, and can be healed with a focused prayer from one of their “practitioners.” Ironically, Christian Scientists do not have rules against vaccination, but it’s often recommended that they pray to be rid of any bad effects of the vaccine. Roman Catholics and some other denominations have expressed concerns about the aborted fetal tissues used in manufacturing some vaccines, although this concern has never included a formal restriction, by doctrine, of vaccination. He included the following Christian churches in the list – Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Churches, Amish, Anglican, Baptist, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), Congregational, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Methodist (including African Methodist Episcopal), Pentecostal, Presbyterian, and Seventh-Day Adventist Church. ChristianityĪccording to Grabenstein, most Christian churches have no specific scriptural or canonical objection to the use of vaccines. There are no religious texts or doctrines that oppose vaccines, and predominantly Buddhist countries are rather pro-vaccine. The 14th Dalai Lama, the current incumbent, was involved in a polio vaccination program. ![]() In this case, she ground up smallpox scabs then put it in the nose of non-immune individuals, an early form of nasal vaccine I suppose. Cotten on Unsplash BuddhismĪround 1022-1063 CE, a written account described how a Buddhist nun used the process called variolation, which is a form of inoculation. And leaders of communities that get hit by a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak are more often accepting of immunization. However, there is no prohibition against vaccines by the Amish church, and vaccination rates vary between different communities. One of the enduring myths of the vaccine deniers is that Amish communities do not get vaccinated. If you run across someone claiming that their religion is against vaccinations, you can check here, although, admittedly, the article only covers mainstream religions. In the next section, I summarize the study’s information about religion and vaccination – specifically regarding the teachings of many of these religions. This peer-reviewed piece was penned by John D Grabenstein, a religious expert on vaccines who happens to be employed by Merck, a major manufacturer of vaccines. Grabenstein’s article is a review of religion and vaccines, and it was peer-reviewed by others (see Note 1). The article was published in the highly respected and peer-reviewed medical journal, Vaccine, one of the top venues for vaccine research. I found a fascinating systematic review of religious dogma with respect to vaccines and specific components of vaccines. Of course, researchers much smarter than this old dinosaur examined the issue – spoiler alert, religions broadly support vaccinations. This all leads me to wonder if there was research into the relationship between religions and vaccines. In other words, not only is the Catholic Church not opposed to vaccination, it seems to indicate that it would immoral to not vaccinate. The Catholic Church even supports the use of those vaccines manufactured using permanent cell lines that derive from aborted fetuses. As far as I could find, the Catholic Church strongly supports vaccines, with Pope Francis stating that getting the COVID-19 vaccine is an “act of love,” even making it a moral and ethical issue by clearly stating that “there would seem to be no proper grounds for refusing immunization against dangerous contagious diseases…” ![]() The father is a Roman Catholic and claimed that his church was opposed to vaccines. The basis of his lawsuit is that vaccination is against his religious beliefs. As a result, several states, like New York, California, and Maine, have taken steps to limit and or eliminate religious exemptions to vaccines as a result of the abuse of the exemption.Ī while ago, I wrote an article about a father who is suing the New York Department of Education to force a school to allow his unvaccinated son into school. This article, about major religions and vaccines, shows that many claims that vaccinations are against religion are not supported by actual religious dogma.
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