In the Netherlands, traditional Calvinists refuse vaccines and social distancing

In the #Netherlands, #Protestants make up around 16 percent of the population and a small group of traditional Calvinists are opposed to #vaccination and social distancing. Most of these believers, who live in a region known as the "Bible Belt", were never vaccinated as children and are opposed to the idea of injecting sickness into a healthy body. Despite surging case numbers, they continue to attend Sunday services without face masks. But amid some of the country's highest Covid-19 infection rates, some of them are starting to shift their mindset. Our regional correspondents report.

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[mchelienviccow]

Greetings from Indonesia!!!✨🤍

I am a Calvinist Protestant, my predecessors became Protestants thanks to missionaries from the Netherlands during the colonial period, and until now my family is still growing in the Calvinist sphere. By the way, in my area, Manado, until now the Calvinist church which is a Dutch heritage is still the majority here, because of the Dutch influence which is well intertwined with the natives.

[abhilashpaul]

Greetings to my Christian brethren in Netherlands.

[esterhaera]

Our church never stopped onsite Sunday service during pandemic, and thanks Jesus that we all are fine.

[jordyE..]

Liberty of conscience..

If you want it go get it, if you don’t want it don’t get it..

[emadintro]

Wonderful people. A few who have guarded their culture and who are not morally corrupted.

[innovationhq]

Good to see Reformed people standing against the abomination of vaccination!

[bigfel]

How do they endanger others if the others got their wonderful vacations?

[louispitagno]

Good for them. They have their rights and they have their culture

[gladys]

They're the ones with common sense. Good for them.

[timcarr]

And shortly after the narrative of the jab is proven to be bogus. The Calvinists, though a tiny minority were right all along.

[Nicolas-fdwy]

Very based! May God bless you my dutch brothers in Christ!

[Tyronejizz]

Im not christian but im Dutch and it wasn't only these people against vacination ive met alot of people who agree that experimental vacinations are bad

[Zoeyw]

I understand and agree especially on the vaccination( but not religious grounds though)

My body my Choice, the state should back off

[dovrose]

These people are actually preserving Dutch traditions and heritage

[kundalinimind]

What was the fatality rate in the unvaccinated?

[abdisamadhassan]

And they are in the Netherlands, of all places

[Ilovethebush]

too much biased and negatively judgmental word choice in this report. words like ‘radical stance’ instead of simply saying ‘this stance.’

[zugabdu]

The argument against vaccination sounds like it would be an argument against all medical treatment.

[timhawley]

Stay strong and faithful my Calvinist brothers!

[charlievankesteren]

I can't help but wonder if August Moens, the theologian in this video, is still alive.