In the News
Articles
Column: What would Jesus do? He’d get vaccinated, that’s what, Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times
Robert Jeffress: 'There Is No Credible Religious Argument against the Vaccines', Michael Foust, Christian Headlines
Biden Finally Gets It Right With New Vaccine Mandates, Timothy Noah, The New Republic
A roundup of COVID-19 updates for Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, Winnipeg Free Press
I’m a Former Pastor, and I Don’t Believe in ‘Religious Exemptions’ to Vaccine Mandates, Curtis Chang, New York Times
How Can We Escape the COVID-19 Vaccine Culture Wars?, David French, TIME
Our Fellow Evangelicals Need to Get Vaccinated, Curtis Chang and Kris Carter, The New York Times
Robert Jeffress hopes to combat vaccine fears with First Baptist Dallas’ COVID-19 vaccination effort, Charles Scudder, Dallas News
White Evangelical Pastors Hesitant to Preach Vaccines, Kate Shellnut, Christianity Today
Interpreting the data: Why are some Christians getting vaccinated and others aren’t?, Mark Wingfield, Baptist News Global
'Christians and Vaccine' project: Combating ethical qualms in evangelical communities, Corky Siemaszko, NBC News
Shepherding to Herd Immunity, Curtis Chang, Science for the Church
Why "the pathway to ending the pandemic runs through the evangelical church", Kathryn Watson, CBS News
Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in US, David Crary, Associated Press
How White Evangelicals’ Vaccine Refusal Could Prolong the Pandemic, Elizabeth Dias, Ruth Graham, The New York Times
'Loving thy neighbor:' New ads urge conservative men with vaccine doubts to get their COVID shots, Matthew Brown, USA TODAY
The Spiritual Problem at the Heart of Christian Vaccine Refusal, David French, The Dispatch/The French Press
Opinion: White evangelicals are wary of the vaccine. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, Michael Gerson, The Washington Post
Media Appearances
Scripps National News - Rules around religious exemptions and the COVID-19 vaccine
KCRW NPR News - Faith-based COVID vax exemption: How easily can you claim one, and do some religions truly forbid inoculation?
CNN - Former evangelical pastor calls for end to religious exemptions for vaccine
NPR All Things Considered - Those Against The COVID Vaccine Lost A Key Argument With The Pfizer Shot's Approval
News 9 - Tulsa Man Creates Campaign Encouraging Evangelical Christians To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
CNN Newsroom with Ana Cabrera - Growing Push to Vaccinate Hesitant Evangelicals in U.S.
The Long Game Podcast - Curtis Chang Is Responding to Vaccine Hesitancy With Respect
Scripps National News - Addressing vaccination concerns among Christian Evangelicals
The UpWords Podcast - Christians and the Vaccine | Curtis Chang
WABE NPR Radio - Convincing Evangelical Christians To Get Vaccinated
Point of View Radio Talk Show - Point of View April 15, 2021 : Greg Laurie, Curtis Chang
CBS News - Hesitancy Among Evangelicals Poses Obstacle to Vaccine Effort (Beginning at 2:23)
1A NPR Radio- Lacking Faith: White Evangelicals And The COVID-19 Vaccine
Denver ABC News - Skepticism among the faithful leading to lower vaccine acceptance
Life Today Live with Randy Robison - To Vax or Not to Vax, Guest Curtis Chang
Language of God Podcast - Curtis Chang & David French | Christians & the Vaccine
Faith Angle Podcast - Curtis Chang and Julie Zauzmer: Christians and the Vaccine
Additional Resources
Additional Reading
Vaccine Convictions, Word & Way
Will Evangelical Leaders Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine?, National Association of Evangelicals
The FAQs: What You Should Know About COVID-19 Vaccines, The Gospel Coalition
The FAQs: Are Fetal Cells Being Used in COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments?, The Gospel Coalition
Franklin Graham Endorses Covid Vaccines: 'It's Consistent with Scripture' in Saving Lives, Christian Headlines
The Pandemic’s Wrongest Man: In a crowded field of wrongness, one person stands out: Alex Berenson, Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Statement from Pro-Life Catholic Scholars on the Moral Acceptability of Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines, Ethics & Public Policy Center
Black Protestants aren’t least likely to get a vaccine; white evangelicals are, by Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service
5 reasons Christians should get the COVID-19 vaccine, Deborah Haarsma, President, BioLogos.
A Love Letter to Black America, Black Coalition Against COVID-19
From need to distribution: vaccine development in urgent times, by Anding Shen, Professor of Biology, Calvin University.
Mother knows best: let’s talk common vaccine concerns, by Michelle Ols, PhD, Immunologist.
Following the thread of risk through vaccine trials, by Anna Taylor.
A world without vaccines: a history of smallpox, by Heather John, MD, PhD.
COVID-19 vaccines: Get the facts, Mayo Clinic
Understanding How COVID-19 Vaccines Work, CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC: Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines found 90 percent effective in 'real-world' study, NBC News
Additional Videos
NIH director: The COVID vaccine is "an answer to prayer", Dr. Francis Collins, CBS News
Pastor reveals the reasons behind COVID vaccine hesitancy in the evangelical community, PBS News Hour
A Love Letter to Black America, Black Coalition Against COVID-19
The COVID-19 Vaccines: A Conversation with Dr. Francis Collins and Russell Moore
Will COVID Vaccines Be Safe? Christian Leaders Respond to Anti-Vaccine Theories, CBN News
Fast-tracking COVID-19 vaccines: Will they be safe?, Dr. Andrew Badley, Mayo Clinic
COVID vaccine spot 2021, Unashamed Media GroupMake it stand out.