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Why We Oppose Vaccine Mandates

Even before the Pfizer vaccine received full FDA approval, public and private employers across the United States began to announce vaccine mandates for their employees. With the COVID-19 vaccine’s FDA approval, we will only see more of them. For many Christians, these mandates spark  concerns about religious freedom as multiple states have moved toward minimizing religious exemptions for vaccination requirements, and a growing number of employers, including here in Minnesota, have begun mandating COVID-19 vaccinations.

 Vaccine mandates are a bad idea

 Recently, one Minnesota employer expressed optimism that mandating vaccines would “help” any employees who were on the fence about the vaccine to change their minds. But coercion is not how “persuasion” works. Vaccine mandates show a deep disrespect for people’s ability to make rational decisions for themselves, and because of this, they remove the possibility of meaningful and respectful conversations about the vaccine. This kind of disrespect is on display in New York City right now, where anyone who wishes to dine indoors must present proof of vaccination. Recently, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that people may dine indoors immediately after receiving the first dose of the vaccine. Since immunity does not begin immediately upon receiving the first dose of the vaccine, there is good reason to suspect that this mandate has far less to do with preventing the spread of COVID-19 than it has to do with asserting control and punishing those who choose not to get vaccinated.

Considering that nearly 75% of American adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, mandates use a highly unpersuasive and coercive method to target a small percentage of people. Furthermore, the concerns of those who are hesitant to take a vaccine that has been on the market for less than a year and has known risks should not be dismissed lightly. Phillip Klein has pointed out that the MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) vaccine was on the market for over a decade before it was mandated for a very limited demographic with room for exemptions.

Join the #HelpNotHarm Campaign!

Children shouldn’t be sterilized.

They shouldn’t be mutilated.

And they shouldn’t be left to deal with the regret that follows.

Yet right here in America, that’s what’s happening to children who are struggling to accept their God-given bodies. Instead of real, compassionate help, they’re met with hormones and a scalpel.

Our children are in danger. At an age when they can’t even buy cough syrup over the counter, they’re being pushed to stop puberty, take cross-sex hormones, and even prepare to amputate healthy body parts. This shouldn’t be happening.

That’s why today we are pleased to announce the launch of an important new initiative by Family Policy Alliance with full support from Minnesota Family Council: Help Not Harm.

Help Not Harm is our answer to the gender war on our children. We have a vision of a country where children are offered real help, not the harm of experimental hormones and surgery. A nation where wounds are healed, not created. A place where children have room to embrace the person God made them to be – not pushed to change their entire body.

But to get there, it will take all of us. 

Help Not Harm gives you the tools you need to get involved. When you visit the Help Not Harm page, you’ll find opportunities to:

• Take action by signing the petition that asks leaders to protect children from dangerous transgender interventions
• Share the truth with friends using ready-made social media posts and hashtag #HelpNotHarm
• Learn about the realities of transition and get equipped with the facts

Unwoke: Why Our Culture Needs Manly Men

Our culture sees masculinity as just a feeling - a bad feeling. MFC's own Jack Bittner shares why our culture needs manly men to rise up!

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Come work for Minnesota Family Council in our exciting LEAD program for young adults as a Program Assistant! If you're interested in getting more information on this part-time position, email LEAD Minnesota Program Coordinator Patience Griswold at [email protected].

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