A Brief Statement on Vaccine Mandates
The Michigan Pastors Alliance believes that freedom is a gift from God. We believe that the government’s responsibility is to secure all of our God-given freedoms. We believe that vaccination mandates are far beyond the scope of government. We oppose them.
American Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, committed Christian, and a founding member of the American Bible Society Dr. Benjamin Rush said this in his introductory remarks to a course lecture at the University of Pennsylvania on November 3, 1801,
“Conferring exclusive privileges upon bodies of physicians, and forbidding men of equal talents and knowledge, under severe penalties from practicing medicine within certain districts of cities and countries. Such institutions, however sanctioned by ancient charters and names, are the bastilles of our science.”
“Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.” (Essay on Property by James Madison
March 29, 1792)
When “science falsely so called” (I Timothy 6:20) and government, which has the power of force, are aligned with each other, indeed, our liberties are in grave danger. One could argue that this is the epitome of despotism.
American Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, committed Christian, and a founding member of the American Bible Society Dr. Benjamin Rush said this in his introductory remarks to a course lecture at the University of Pennsylvania on November 3, 1801,
“Conferring exclusive privileges upon bodies of physicians, and forbidding men of equal talents and knowledge, under severe penalties from practicing medicine within certain districts of cities and countries. Such institutions, however sanctioned by ancient charters and names, are the bastilles of our science.”
“Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.” (Essay on Property by James Madison
March 29, 1792)
When “science falsely so called” (I Timothy 6:20) and government, which has the power of force, are aligned with each other, indeed, our liberties are in grave danger. One could argue that this is the epitome of despotism.