I count at least four good reasons not to take the vaccine. But only the fourth and final reason is truly a ‘bridge too far.’ The first three reasons are good enough to justify refusal, but if I’m right, only the fourth makes it absolutely untouchable, unthinkable.
“All warfare is based on deception.” — Sun Tzu, military general, The Art of War
“But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man.” — John 2:24–25
Here’s a thought experiment: . . .
Lie: We should keep quiet about conspiracy theories.
Truth: We should seek the truth and not be afraid to speak about anything, even so-called ‘conspiracy theories.’
To sin by silence, when we should protest / Makes cowards out of men. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox, from the first lines of her poem, Protest
Lie: Evil is more powerful than good.
Truth: Good is much more powerful than evil.
God did not abolish the fact of evil: He transformed it. He did not stop the crucifixion: He rose from the dead. — Dorothy Sayers, The Greatest Drama Ever Staged
Light overcomes darkness – every time; so also warmth overcomes cold, reason beats irrationality, and smiles and laughter win over frowns and frenzies. There’s a power in goodness that transcends and overcomes evil, but good power doesn’t look like ‘normal’ power because most don’t think of goodness as a kind of power. That’s because . . .
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