Working in a hospital setting as a Chaplain means it is required to take the regular flu shot every year. In addition, Linda and I have taken both COVID VAX. I read that the COVID virus is 18 times smaller than bacteria (have no way of knowing if that is true or not). If it is true, then a cloth mask is like a chain link fence to a virus. Even though I don’t think it does much to protect me, I willingly wear a mask in public places that request it.Have never worn a mask outdoors, inside my house or car, but if it helps some people to feel more comfortable, I’m OK with wearing a mask around them. If they don’t eat meat, I don’t show up with a bag of BIG MACS. Does the following paraphrase stretch scriptural relevancy too far?Romans 14Accept the one who wears a mask without quarreling over wearing one or not. One person’s faith allows them to go without wearing a mask, but another, whose faith is weak, always wears a mask. The one who wears a mask must not treat with contempt the one who does not.The one who does NOT wear a mask, should not judge the one who DOES, or vise-versa, for God has accepted them both.That’s my opinion. Always glad to hear [email protected]________________
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Thank you Bro. Your suggestion improves the post. I have inserted the needed vice-versa.Doyl________________
[quote=doyle]Working in a hospital setting as a Chaplain means it is required to take the regular flu shot every year. In addition, Linda and I have taken both COVID VAX. I read that the COVID virus is 18 times smaller than bacteria (have no way of knowing if that is true or not). If it is true, then a cloth mask is like a chain link fence to a virus. Even though I don’t think it does much to protect me, I willingly wear a mask in public places that request it.Have never worn a mask outdoors, inside my house or car, but if it helps some people to feel more comfortable, I’m OK with wearing a mask around them. If they don’t eat meat, I don’t show up with a bag of BIG MACS. Does the following paraphrase stretch scriptural relevancy too far?Romans 14Accept the one who wears a mask without quarreling over wearing one or not. One person’s faith allows them to go without wearing a mask, but another, whose faith is weak, always wears a mask. The one who wears a mask must not treat with contempt the one who does not.The one who does NOT wear a mask, should not judge the one who DOES, or vise-versa, for God has accepted them both.That’s my opinion. Always glad to hear yours.Doyle
Re: Romans 14 Are attitudes of eating "Meat" or wearing a "Mask" similar?
If someone thinks it is a sin against the Lord to wear a mask, it might be comparable. But that would be a pretty wonky belief.There are people who hold to the (IMO really strange idea) that the vaccine is the mark of the beast. It would be a sin for them to take it.