Pastor Fired for Promoting COVID Vaccine on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’

NRB spokesman Dan Darling fired after pro-vaccine statements on 'Morning Joe'

(RNS) — Daniel Darling, senior vice president of communications for the National Religious Broadcasters, was fired Friday (Aug. 27) after refusing to say his pro-vaccine statements were mistaken.

Evangelical broadcasters’ group cans spokesman over pro-vaccine statements, report says

The National Religious Broadcasters, a District-based group of evangelical Christian communicators, fired its top spokesman Friday, allegedly for his public endorsement of vaccines to prevent COVID-19 infections, according to media reports.

A pastor from National Religious Broadcasters was fired for promoting the COVID-19 vaccine on TV

"I believe in this vaccine because I don't want to see anyone else die of COVID," Daniel Darling said on MSNBC earlier this month.

Pastor Fired for Promoting COVID Vaccine on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’

“I believe in this vaccine because I don’t want to see anyone else die of COVID,” Daniel Darling, senior VP of communications for the National Religious Broadcasters, said.

National Religious Broadcasters spokesperson fired after pro-vaccine remarks on 'Morning Joe'

Daniel Darling's exit came after the organization determined his comments violated an internal policy of remaining neutral about Covid-19 vaccines.

Pastor Fired for Promoting Vaccines

Pastor Daniel Darling, the spokesman for a major evangelical nonprofit, was fired for promoting vaccines on the “Morning Joe” cable news show, Religion News Service reports.Darling was told he could sign a statement admitting he had been insubordinate, and admit that his pro-vaccine statements were wrong, or be fired.