What do you think about those who will not take the jab. Will they be discriminated against in anyway for not taking it?
In the media, we hear reports already of health pass or passport for those who got vaccinated in order for them to be able to move around freely. What will be the consequences for those who will not. I would like to hear your thoughts. Doesn't this led to discrimination against certain group of people and would lose everything because of their belief and freedom of choice?
Discipleship
As I've written before, I've done all the authorities have asked for the safety of my neighbor and myself. I got the Pfizer series, wear a mask and exercise social distancing. I DON'T LIKE IT ONE BIT, but I do it. Many act like spoiled children and won't take their medicine.
Really? These are adults? These are Christians? Christian in name only because what they DO is louder than what they SAY.
When I went back to the clinic for my second jab they actually had dishes of chocolates there to reward the adults for getting the poke. Are we really that childish? Yes we are. That's what we've become as a nation.
In my opinion, getting the jab isn't just for me.
It's for my neighbor according to the second commandment.
Romans 13:1 is a quote from Paul saying disciples of Christ should
obey the governing authorities. That doesn't mean saluting the flag, supporting the troops (I'm a vet with permanent disability, btw), going to war every time one is declared, or singing the anthem of a godless nation.
Jesus obeyed the civil laws and paid His taxes. That's it and that's all. That's what Paul meant when he wrote it. Giving allegiance is a totally different thing. God demands 100%. How much allegiance is left for the nation? 0%
Discrimination
Members of the NFL were required to wear a tracking device last season. It looks like an apple watch. Reports are that members of the MLB will be required to wear one in the upcoming season as well. There is a fine for those who don't. Reports are that tracking software has been automatically installed on individual cell phones. I looked and it was on mine at one time. Can't find it now, but there is something going on I can't monitor.
When one gets the COVID inoculation one is issued a card. The card is documentation that the holder has received one or two shots. The date for each is listed on the back. I was told to make a copy of it and keep the copy in my wallet. I did and I do. Nobody in authority has asked to see it, but I don't doubt that day isn't far off. There are reports TSA may require one to flash the card during check in for a flight. Some states or cities may require it upon arrival. I don't think it's beyond reason to expect that sooner or later our authorities may require a fine of those who don't get the inoculation series.
Is freedom of choice lost by those who refuse to follow the rules our civil authorities require? Certainly.
Robbing a bank is against the law. So is murder. Authorities will rob the lawless of his or her freedom if they don't comply with civil law.
Of course freedom of choice is lost by failure to comply with civil authority.
Freedom of choice is a religious and philosophical point of discussion here. Civil law isn't.
Liberty is lost when the government interferes with self-determination. Do Americans have any protection against governmental excess? None at all. We used to have a constitution with the first ten amendments requiring restrictions against the Federal government. That is now an obsolete document. There ARE NO protections against Federal excess any more. Want a list of legal precedents removing Bill of Rights protection?
Ask for it and I'll post it here. It isn't pretty.
Bottom line is that American documentation of individual COVID shots received is ALREADY in place. It takes the form of personal tracking software on our phones as well as the shot record card each person gets when they receive an inoculation. Will this documentation be improved and required in future? What do you think? I wouldn't be surprised if it was required. I don't think you would be either.
We are entering a new dark age. Censorship and civil law is pressing down upon us increasingly each day. Personally I wish we were as free as when I was a kid, but that was a long time ago in an American that's gone with the wind.
that's me, hollering from the choir loft...