Why churches must never require Covid passports
By 
Matthew Roberts2021-04-16T10:17:00
Jesus did not put requirements on coming into his presence, and neither should we, argues Rev Dr Matthew Roberts, one of over 1,000 church leaders to have signed an open letter to parliament in opposition to vaccine passports
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