UNITED KINGDOM, April 13, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Hundreds of Christian leaders are piling the pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the heads of the U.K.’s devolved administrations not to impose vaccine passports on society.
As of 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 13 a total of 934 of the country’s Christian leaders have signed an open letter expressing their “serious concern” at what they describe as an “unethical form of coercion and violation of the principle of informed consent.”
Support has been drawn from throughout the U.K. and numbers supporting the online campaign are increasing daily.
The initiative has been co-ordinated by the host of a popular Christian podcast, Anglican Priest Rev. J. A. Franklin, and is supported by clergy from across the U.K. including the Rev. Dr. William Philip of the Tron Church, Glasgow; Rev. David Johnston, Minister Emeritus one of Northern Ireland’s largest churches; Rev. Dave Gobbet, Pastor of Highfields Church in Cardiff; and Rev Paul Levy of the International Presbyterian Church in London.
It also has support from leaders of Christian organizations, including addiction ministries, youth ministries, social care, and prison chaplains.
Rev. Dr. William Philip said there has been massive support for the initiative and confirmed more than 850 had signed up within a
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