The long-standing miracle preacher and evangelist Svein-Magne Pedersen, leader of Mission Jesus Doctors, goes hard on the corona vaccines.
Among other things, Pedersen calls the vaccines “poisonous”, and spreads conspiracy theories that the vaccine causes reduced fertility. He claims this is the agenda of, among others, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and “the rest of the cookie gang”.
– The vaccines are not poisonous, and they do not have the content Pedersen claims. It is sad to see that Pedersen has become such a rabid vaccine opponent. I hope most Christians are able to see that he practices medical heresy, says FHI chief physician Preben Aavitsland to Dagen.
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“Dangerous statements”
Pedersen’s erroneous and conspiratorial statements about the corona vaccines make David Åleskjær, son of the pastor and preacher Åge Åleskjær, react.
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“If I were to use strong words, I would call it devilish, since it simply puts vulnerable people in danger. But such strong words I will only flirt with in this context, in contrast to some religious vaccine opponents. I would rather use old-fashioned words like ‘delusion’ and ‘seduction’ “, Åleskjær writes, among other things.
Åleskjær became terminally ill with covid-19 this spring. He became infected in March, but avoided going to the doctor for a long time. When he first sought medical help, he was immediately sent to hospital. There he was diagnosed with a blood clot in both lungs.
In an e-mail to Dagbladet, Åleskjær describes Pedersen’s statements as “dangerous”, and explains why:
– Because he has a loyal following who thinks he got this from god, and not just from weird websites. Such radical sentences prevent vulnerable souls from making considered and sensible decisions on their own, Åleskjær writes.
He thinks it is “scary that many vulnerable people take most for good fish, as long as it is served by the right people”.
– Pedersen knows that many sick and elderly people will look at his statements about vaccines as if they were almost God’s word. In that sense, he has an enormous responsibility, writes Åleskjær.
– In the article, you describe a disappointment with Pedersen’s vaccine skepticism and the vaccine skepticism of parts of the Christian community in Norway. What do you think are the reasons for this?
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– I think some environments may have an easier time accepting conspiratorial ideas than others, since you basically have a worldview where you live in the so-called end time, where there are large and conflicting forces at work behind the scenes. Then suddenly it’s not just about getting a vaccine or not, but about a spiritual battle against Satan’s cunning plans. Then the road is also short to find strange symbols and opinions in everything possible. Like when Christians do not want to get vaccinated because of rumors that one of the ingredients is called luciferin. Or when they believe that the vaccine is part of Anti-Christ’s conspiracy to take over the world. It is easy to smile at such a thing, but the sad thing is that some sincerely let such things influence decisions, Åleskjær answers.
Pedersen and his organization, the Mission Jesus Doctors, claim that a number of people have been healed through prayer. The Norwegian Board of Health has previously reported Pedersen for violation of the Treatment Act, but the police dropped the case in 2018.
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Will not answer
Also in July, Pedersen’s Facebook page spread incorrect information about the corona vaccines.
Then Pedersen denied having been behind the Facebook posts, which argued that the machines create suffering and cause death, according to Fædrelandsvennen, who mentioned the case.
Through Pedersen’s organization, Misjonen Jesus Leger, Dagbladet has presented the criticism against him and asked a number of questions. Pedersen does not want to comment on any of Dagbladet’s questions, the organization writes in an e-mail.
When Dagen confronted him with what the research and researchers say about the vaccine, he replied:
– What is written in the media is often colored by the views of vaccine advocates, and I have no comment on that.