Evangelicals struggle to combat coronavirus misinformation, researcher says
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MIAMI – Rev. Albert Ixchu is telling his parishioners that the COVID-19 vaccines are related to the Antichrist.
“COVID-19 could mean a certificate of identification,” Ixchu said during a recent service at the Iglesia Fraternidad de Fe, which he co-founded in deep south Miami-Dade County.
Religious leaders worldwide have been discussing the spiritual implications of the coronavirus pandemic, but most have agreed that saving lives through science is a priority — even when it was revealed that the vaccine had an indirect link to cells derived from aborted fetuses.
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Rev. Ryan Burge wasn’t surprised about the misinformation in Miami-Dade. The assistant professor at Eastern Illinois University said research shows Evangelicals have a high propensity to engage in conspiratorial thinking.