I appreciate your balanced perspectives. From what I’ve observed, the conversation has become quite polarized. I believe it’s not our place to judge-"let he who is without sin cast the first stone," right? I genuinely think the mandate was issued with good intentions. I personally know several people who passed away before the vaccine became available, and I haven’t encountered anyone, including myself, who had issues with getting it. So, I’m hesitant to take such a hard stance, especially when there are valid arguments on both sides. At its core, I think this debate touches on individualism versus community responsibility. Looking back at some of Dr. Vines’ previous videos, I notice a shift toward rugged individualism, which tends to uphold the current status quo, particularly for marginalized communities. I don’t see much acknowledgment of this tension from many perspectives. From a class standpoint, we know that the marginalized-who make up the majority-possess only a fraction of the wealth in this country. And if we look at scripture, like Matthew 20:27-28, "whoever wants to be first must be a servant." If we’re not approaching this from the ground up, are we as strong as we think? Anyway, thank you for your feedback. Here’s a link to my reaction video on this topic: ua-cam.com/users/liveSsQkpfHrbJM?si=NsUSwL3SEyTKIOLt.
People should stop using the pulpit to push their personal agendas and opinions. Stick to preaching Biblical facts that will uplift the members and give people hope for the future. 🙏
The dr unfortunately in my opinion has some deep embedded gripe, or perception of how things should be run. This is what happens when we forget our primary goal within the church which is to spread the gospel and not our own ideas.
I appreciate your balanced perspectives. From what I’ve observed, the conversation has become quite polarized. I believe it’s not our place to judge-"let he who is without sin cast the first stone," right? I genuinely think the mandate was issued with good intentions. I personally know several people who passed away before the vaccine became available, and I haven’t encountered anyone, including myself, who had issues with getting it. So, I’m hesitant to take such a hard stance, especially when there are valid arguments on both sides.
At its core, I think this debate touches on individualism versus community responsibility. Looking back at some of Dr. Vines’ previous videos, I notice a shift toward rugged individualism, which tends to uphold the current status quo, particularly for marginalized communities. I don’t see much acknowledgment of this tension from many perspectives. From a class standpoint, we know that the marginalized-who make up the majority-possess only a fraction of the wealth in this country. And if we look at scripture, like Matthew 20:27-28, "whoever wants to be first must be a servant." If we’re not approaching this from the ground up, are we as strong as we think?
Anyway, thank you for your feedback. Here’s a link to my reaction video on this topic:
ua-cam.com/users/liveSsQkpfHrbJM?si=NsUSwL3SEyTKIOLt.
People should stop using the pulpit to push their personal agendas and opinions. Stick to preaching Biblical facts that will uplift the members and give people hope for the future. 🙏
Yeah 100%
The dr unfortunately in my opinion has some deep embedded gripe, or perception of how things should be run. This is what happens when we forget our primary goal within the church which is to spread the gospel and not our own ideas.
100% agree with you