“Maybe go visit the west Texas hospital where the unvaccinated measles children are being treated,” someone suggested to Schott. “Mostly because they can’t breathe on their own. You are truly a nut job.”
Pastor’s Follow-Up Video Leads to More Pushback
In the caption to his follow-up video, Schott wrote that he’s being bombarded by “false accusations and personal attacks from the so-called ‘tolerant left.’” He noted, “Turns out, the only time they truly believe in ‘my body, my choice’ is when it comes to killing babies.”
In addition to death threats, Schott said people are calling him a child molester, a thief, a false prophet, a hypocrite, and more. “It’s interesting that they accuse me of killing our students, yet hundreds are wishing for our children to die,” he said. “That sounds demonic.”
Dozens of the attackers are “self-identifying as witches,” Schott said, based on the emojis they use on their social media profiles. And many reporters who’ve contacted him “have rainbow flags in their profiles,” he added. “Why is there such a vile response from all of these people that hate God, hate Christianity, hate pastors, and hate churches?”
Comments on Schott’s follow-up video include, “Vaccines are pro life,” and, “You are so wrong.” Someone wrote:
I believe I am loving my neighbor by vaccinating to protect the vulnerable. God places a higher value on love and serving others than “freedom.” We do have freedom in Christ and I will use that freedom to help and serve others over and above myself. That is true religion that God finds acceptable. Not the idolatry of political agendas.
“This is not a merciful video,” someone else commented. “This is not taking accountability. This is justifying your mistake by pointing out UNBELIEVERS sins. This is covering up missing the mark with [judgment]. Please do better, this is not a hill you have to die on, Pastor.”
Texas Pastor Cites Bible Verses and Religious Freedoms
In his March 8 follow-up video, Schott referenced several Bible verses to defend his argument. He discussed Revelation 13 and the mark of the beast, while clarifying that people who choose to receive vaccines aren’t “evil.”
Schott also mentioned Romans 1, saying, “We are living in that day…of reprobate and debased minds.” He urged listeners not to let the government or “spiritually unhealthy” people tell them what to do with their bodies, which are temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
When his own children’s pediatrician couldn’t describe what was in vaccines, Schott recalled, he chose to refuse the shots. The pastor also criticized people who “are trying to mock us that we’re idiots,” including doctors who “make up 57 genders.”
In a March 6 post referencing Dr. Rachel Levine, Schott wrote, “When the governments Department of Health secretary was a man that everyone pretended was a woman for four years you’ve lost my confidence in your ability to steward anyones [sic] HEALTH!” He added, “Don’t take medical advice from people who can’t define what a woman is or want to put tampons in men’s bathrooms!”
Supporters of Schott include Missouri Pastor Malachi O’Brien, who called the Texas school’s low vaccination rate “amazing.” In a March 6 post, O’Brien wrote, “This will probably make national news. Why is it important? Because traditional thought is averse to this kind of freedom. @RobertKennedyJr is showing us the truth about many vaccines.”
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