VP Mike Pence Mocked for Coronavirus Prayer; Here's Why Atheists and Christians Alike Should Welcome Petitions to God

Tré Goins-Phillips-Opinion : Mar 2, 2020
Faithwire.com

"A touching & powerful photo of @VP @Mike_Pence & the President's Coronavirus Taskforce praying when they met last week in his office. Thank you VP Pence and each one who is serving. Let's join them in asking God for His wisdom, direction, & help in the response to this virus." -Franklin Graham

[Faithwire.com] Mike Pence is a Bible-believing Christian. He's also leading the national response to the imminent coronavirus pandemic. Those things aren't mutually exclusive. (Image: via Twitter)

Much like former President Barack Obama tapped his vice president, Joe Biden, to lead an effort to eradicate cancer, President Donald Trump has appointed his vice president, Pence, to helm the U.S. response to the spread of COVID-19.

Neither Biden nor Pence are leaders in scientific research. One man, though, Pence, has made his faith central to who he is—often describing himself as "a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order."

It should be no wonder, then, that one of the first ways the vice president has responded to his role in combating the coronavirus is to pray.

Just as unsurprising has been the (bigoted) backlash Pence has received for turning to God for wisdom in the face of what could, for some, present a dangerous reality, should they be exposed to the virus... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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