National Religious Broadcasters group fires spokesman for making pro-vaccine statements

[muriel_volestrangler]

"National Religious Broadcasters" is a non-profit group to promote Christian evangelical broadcasting that has been around since 1944. So it's not some recent Tea Party, QAnon or even 'Moral Majority'-spawned bunch of kooks. Instead, it is clearly now in thrall to a brand-new bunch of kooks:

Daniel Darling, senior vice president of communications for the National Religious Broadcasters, was fired Friday (Aug. 27) after refusing to admit his pro-vaccine statements were mistaken, according to a source authorized to speak for Darling.
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During a broadcast on Aug. 2, Darling, an evangelical pastor and author, told host Joe Scarborough about how his faith motivated him to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Darling described the vaccines as an amazing feat of discovery by scientists, some of whom share his Christian faith.
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Earlier this week, leaders at NRB, an international association of Christian communicators with 1,100 member organizations, told Darling his statements violated the organization’s policy of remaining neutral about COVID-19 vaccines. According to the source, Darling was given two options — sign a statement admitting he had been insubordinate or be fired.

When he refused to sign a statement, Darling was fired and given no severance, the source told RNS.

https://religionnews.com/2021/08/27/nrb-spokesman-dan-darling-fired-after-pro-vaccine-statements-on-morning-joe-evangelical-covid-hesitancy/

"Remaining neutral about COVID-19 vaccines" - are they also officially neutral about poison? Do they insist on a both-sides position for eating or starving? These people have lost their minds, and any possible sense of ethics or morals.

[3Hotdogs]

1. That Jesus fella has a fine tuned sense of humor,

Lookee at who he picks to represent him.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. How CHRIST-LIKE!

[PirateRo]

3. This is when you realize you need a better god. From the pages of "but religion does no harm..."

I have zero, absolutely flat zero tolerance for fools who need some bullshit magical sky captain.

And when these fools fail their real flesh and blood brothers and sisters by listening to this poison to become vectors for the disease, you can rest assured of two things:

1. I will never permit them into my life.
2. I will never experience remorse when they show up for medical science to save them.

I have no reason to show them kindness or generosity. I will never contribute to their go fund me page to help them pay for emergency services over their bullshit. They want money?go see jesaaas, I understand he saves.

Worthless ballast. Let ‘em be raptured!

[KS Toronado]

4. Sounds like he was supposed to promote

thoughts & prayers over medicine & vaccines.

[3catwoman3]

5. So he got fired for refusing to bear false witness?

Hmmmmm…

[Major Nikon]

6. More should be said about how religious groups are spreading misinformation

People who pretend to speak for a holy poltergeist spreading Covid-19 lies are just flat out dangerous and a clear public menace. The fact the media and pretty much everyone else ignores that elephant in the room does society a disservice.