Mark of the Beast? Whoa...dude...

So here's a terrifying article in Yahoo news, "Some evangelicals fear the 'mark of the beast' from a coronavirus vaccine" by Caitlin Dickson. You read that right. Some Christian fundamentalists are going to refuse a Covid-19 vaccine, if one ever comes along, because they fear it is part of a demonic plot.

In a word, whoa.

Here's the reality. Thinking like that will get you killed...just like any other form of anti-vaxx ideology. 

And, frankly, I have a hard time believing that's what a benvolent God would want.

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