{"id":1151038,"date":"2021-12-24T16:04:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T21:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1151038"},"modified":"2021-12-24T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T21:04:51","slug":"cnn-religious-commentator-says-jesus-would-want-unvaxxed-to-skip-christmas-church-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-religious-commentator-says-jesus-would-want-unvaxxed-to-skip-christmas-church-services\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Religious Commentator Says Jesus Would Want Unvaxxed To Skip Christmas Church Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-religious-commentator-says-jesus-would-want-unvaxxed-to-skip-christmas-church-services%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1151038&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CNN Religious commentator Father Edward Beck said he believed churches should require attendees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 \u2014 and that if the churches did not require it, unvaccinated people who truly wanted to follow the teachings of Jesus would show care and compassion for their neighbors by not showing up to services.<\/p>\n<p>Host Jim Sciutto asked Beck about upcoming services during a morning interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/rockettes-cancel-christmas-spectacular-shows-over-covid-concerns\/\">Christmas Eve<\/a>, noting that as the highly contagious <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/majority-of-people-who-contract-omicron-may-never-show-symptoms-researchers\/\">omicron variant<\/a> continued to spread it might be harder to convince people to attend the normally-packed holiday services at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFather Beck, one struggle I imagine is that fewer people are going to church, to Temple, to worship these days. Like with many institutions, right? Folks are retreating over time,\u201d Sciutto began. \u201cAnd I wonder how you, as people of faith, break through that to get the message through as people come less often to hear that message.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, Jim, there\u2019s no supply-chain shortage of love and compassion,\u201d Beck replied. \u201cI think that what we\u2019re trying to say to people is that you have a social responsibility, if you do gather \u2014 you know, Christian churches, many are gathering this evening, and some are still not requiring vaccination, which I disagree with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that part of caring for one another, you know, the dictum of Jesus, who we celebrate His birth, is \u2018love one another, show compassion, show mercy to each other,&#8217;\u201d Beck continued. \u201cSo I think the message is that if we want to act like Jesus in these kind of times, we take care of each other. And if we\u2019re going to gather in celebration, we have to do so safely, comfortably, and we have to give to one another that gift of peace and part of that is health and feeling like we\u2019re gathering in a healthy environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so I really hope as people gather in celebration, to celebrate the birth of Christ \u2014 who was about mercy and compassion and love of one another \u2014 that we keep that in mind,\u201d Beck concluded. \u201cIt\u2019s not about us. You know, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any reason to say, \u2018I\u2019m not going to get vaccinated today\u2019 \u2014 you know, maybe a health reason, but then you can\u2019t come to church, be at services with other people right now. We have a responsibility to one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beck doubled down on his position in a tweet, saying, \u201cYep. I said it. I don\u2019t think unvaccinated people should be gathering in churches for Christmas Eve \/ Day Masses. \u2018Love thy neighbor,\u2019 says the Savior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yep. I said it. I don\u2019t think unvaccinated people should be gathering in churches for Christmas Eve \/ Day Masses. \u201cLove thy neighbor,\u201d says the Savior. \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricaRHill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EricaRHill<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimsciutto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jimsciutto<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewDay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NewDay<\/a>\u2069 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cnn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3iCghHpV4I\">pic.twitter.com\/3iCghHpV4I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Father Edward Beck (@FrEdwardBeck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrEdwardBeck\/status\/1474400096821424130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeep the lepers out!\u201d National Review\u2019s Michael Brendan Daugherty <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelbd\/status\/1474474204305281027\">tweeted<\/a> in reply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHmmm this is a little different than the teachings of my faith \u2026\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pnjaban\/status\/1474474113326477312\">Harmeet Dhillon<\/a> added.<\/p>\n<p>Actor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matthewdmarsden\/status\/1474469649748307976\">Matthew Marsden<\/a> also replied to Beck\u2019s tweet, saying, \u201cI will be going to mass today with my family. None of us are vaccinated, and we will not wear masks. Thankfully, we have Priests here that have a spine. You are exactly why the Church is dying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C.-based radio host <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LarryOConnor\/status\/1474457685491859462\">Larry O\u2019Connor<\/a> had just one question: \u201cWhy are so many priests in this country trying to convince me to become Baptist?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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