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On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced sweeping vaccine mandates that will affect over 100 million working Americans and hundreds of thousands of businesses nationwide, sparking cheers from vaccine advocates and harsh criticisms and threats of lawsuits from those who oppose such government mandates.
Less than a year ago, then President-Elect Biden was asked whether COVID vaccines should be mandatory; his answer at the time was no. (See his response below.)
Al Mohler posted his statement as the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary’s president on Twitter, which read: “We encourage vaccination but oppose mandated vaccination. We are watching the situation closely and fully expect multiple legal challenges to be filed against the President’s announced mandate to private employers. The President’s words and attitude were profoundly unhelpful and his actions will surely be challenged in the courts. We will be in ongoing consultation with the other SBC entities about this matter and our proper response.”
President and founder of ‘For the Gospel‘ Costi Hinn says the President’s mandate is just a “dress rehearsal” for things to come in the future, posting on Twitter: “The slow boil of tyranny continues. One day it won’t be a vaccine mandate. It will be prohibition for openly living out our faith. This is the dress rehearsal.”
Greg Locke, the controversial pastor who tells congregants to leave if they wear a mask during Global Vision Bible Church‘s worship gatherings, tweeted: “Forced vaccination is a war crime!”
Related article: Greg Locke Tells Church Members ‘I Will Ask You to Leave’ If They Wear a Mask Again
“Let Us Worship” leader Sean Feucht, who is hosting a worship event in Washington D.C. on the anniversary of 9/11, tweeted: “It’s called NATURAL IMMUNITY. It’s God-given and it works for millions. #HoldTheLine”
Tom Buck, senior pastor at the First Baptist Church of Lindale, Texas, posted: “Tyrannical talk didn’t show up yesterday. It’s been there all along, even in the election. But many evangelicals were okay with tyrannical talk as long as it was soft-spoken. Tone’s been more important than substance of words. Both tyranny and heresy often come in gentle tones.”
Minister and author Samuel Deuth posted: “Biden has no actual constitutional authority to do what he says in this clip. But, this is the way that Satan works, he only has the authority we willingly hand over to him in response to fear. [sic] If we stand on the truth and resist this tyrant—we will win! #ImpeachBidenNow”
Founders Ministries President Tom Ascol wrote: “As I sit here listening to @POTUS talk like a tyrant with his draconian steps re. vax mandates, I thank God for @GovRonDeSantis. Governor, stand against this tyranny & between him & the people of Florida!”
Jack Graham, pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, posted on his Twitter page: “Americans will unite around the eternal principle and promise of freedom and reject the the chains of government control.”
American Idol finalist, Christian musician, and Dove Award winner, Danny Gokey said, “ ‘My body my choice’ was the perfect argument to manipulate people into an agenda to further killing babies. Somehow now it no longer applies today. I’m [sic] noticing the people who create the rules (and conveniently change them) only have one agenda in mind. Divide, kill, and destroy.”