Re: Christianity and vaccinations?

Just a little history . Cotton Mather recommended vaccination from 1721 and
Jonathan Edwards died as a result of a smallpox vaccination.

So vaccination was OK for Christians nearly 300 years ago but there weren't
so many daft ideas then!

Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Freeman, Louise Margaret" <lfreeman@mbc.edu>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 7:26 PM
Subject: Christianity and vaccinations?

> There is a young couple who attended our church a number of years ago who
> are expecting their first child and are considering not vaccinating their
> children. I don't know if their concerns are medical, theological or
> both,
> but a number of us are concerned, particularly since they intend to go
> overseas as missionaries in a few years (they met as missionaries in the
> mideast).
>
> Does anyone have a webscite or other resource that addresses vaccination
> concerns in a responsible manner, from both a scientific and Christian
> viewpoint?
>
>
> __
> Louise M. Freeman, PhD
> Psychology Dept
> Mary Baldwin College
> Staunton, VA 24401
> 540-887-7326
> FAX 540-887-7121
>
>
>
Received on Sun Mar 5 14:58:02 2006