DrLove
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The Evangelical Christian Right in action folks. Unbelievable.
The spokesperson for the National Religious Broadcasters, an international association of evangelical communicators, was fired Friday following an appearance on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” earlier this month in which he discussed how his faith motivated him to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
Pastor Daniel Darling appeared on the cable news show last Wednesday to talk about his most recent column for USA Todaytitled "Why as a Christian, and an American, I got the COVID vaccine."
In his conversation with MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, Darling said faith played an important role in his decision to get vaccinated, particularly the idea that "we ought to love our neighbor." By getting the vaccine, people don't only protect themselves, but become less likely to infect others, he said.
Darling also urged leaders to stop politicizing vaccines "because I don’t want to see anyone else die of Covid," he said.
His exit from the National Religious Broadcasters came after the organization determined his comments violated an internal policy of remaining neutral about Covid-19 vaccines. Darling was fired two days after refusing to sign a letter admitting insubordination.
The National Religious Broadcasters did not respond to NBC News' request for comment on Saturday.
National Religious Broadcasters spokesperson fired after pro-vaccine remarks on 'Morning Joe'
Daniel Darling's exit came after the organization determined his comments violated an internal policy of remaining neutral about Covid-19 vaccines.
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