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Aristus

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12. I've got a guy coming in to my clinic today who wants a vaccine exemption.

Fri Sep 10, 2021, 10:53 AM

Sep 2021

The schedule doesn't list the reason. But no matter the reason, I'm sending him packing. I won't have any anti-vaxxers in my clinic.

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Religious exemptions from vaccination? [View all] MineralMan Sep 2021 OP

LET THEM DIE... that's how I feel at this point... secondwind Sep 2021 #1

When it comes to willfully ignorant MAGAts FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #2

Sad to say, I feel the same. Not proud of it, but there you go. Dream Girl Sep 2021 #7

Well, I wouldn't go that far. MineralMan Sep 2021 #3

When I first started posting here Just_Vote_Dem Sep 2021 #11

I'm with you StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #17

Yes-doing the right thing takes time Just_Vote_Dem Sep 2021 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Nov 2021 #73

Yes. It's a paradox that I deplore, frankly. MineralMan Sep 2021 #18

Me too. n/t Just_Vote_Dem Sep 2021 #20

I think you are wrong Bob_in_VA Sep 2021 #52

if they could do so without sucking up resources such as hospital beds rurallib Sep 2021 #13

Here we go again. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 #4

It's the word establishment that so many misunderstand dickthegrouch Sep 2021 #23

No. The establishment clause means that the government cannot establish an official mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 #31

It means that too dickthegrouch Sep 2021 #35

You are mistaken. Ms. Toad Sep 2021 #49

Re-read some Shakespeare or Milton. dickthegrouch Sep 2021 #63

Depends on the religious exemption FBaggins Sep 2021 #5

Religious beliefs don't depend on belonging to a denomination StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #19

No proof is required Bluesaph Sep 2021 #25

Yes - you're right StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #28

I'm guessing you were never involved in establishing conscientious objection to the draft - Ms. Toad Sep 2021 #53

That was a long time ago Bluesaph Sep 2021 #69

The law has not significantly changed. n/t Ms. Toad Sep 2021 #71

Sure sure... whatever FBaggins Sep 2021 #27

Please see Bluesaph's response above StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #30

I don't think that an articulability expectation would run afoul of existing precedent FBaggins Sep 2021 #37

The fact that a court doesn't understand belief StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #40

I see what you're saying FBaggins Sep 2021 #43

The centrality for some is the use of tissue from aborted fetuses Ms. Toad Sep 2021 #58

There is no basis in the Jewish or Christian faiths for religious exemption LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #66

That doesn't matter FBaggins Sep 2021 #67

I think about the Wiccan Rede, "An it harm none, do as thou wilt." Exactly the niyad Sep 2021 #6

Blessed Be. MineralMan Sep 2021 #10

I go by the rule of three. Texaswitchy Sep 2021 #68

I would like to know how many of these "religious exemption" folk have gotten other vaccines. CrispyQ Sep 2021 #8

I read some time ago that only 30% of Americans have passports. luvtheGWN Sep 2021 #46

It's not the nature of religious beliefs. It's the separation between church and state. Beastly Boy Sep 2021 #9

One is free to believe and worship as one pleases. MineralMan Sep 2021 #14

+1000 Your right to practice your religion ends where it affects my safety. lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #26

That's why employers are required to only go so far to accommodate the belief StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #32

The vaccine exemption doesn't quite fit in the concept of "harming others" Beastly Boy Sep 2021 #34

I've got a guy coming in to my clinic today who wants a vaccine exemption. Aristus Sep 2021 #12

I have a friend that just received a liver transplant and shouldn't have any vaccinations MichMan Sep 2021 #55

Religious exemptions aren't unlimited StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #15

The OSHA regulation, when it is issued, wil not require the employer to mandate vaccination. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 #22

True - but an employer still has the right to require vaccinations as a condition of employment StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #24

Places such as hospitals don't have to Bluesaph Sep 2021 #33

Hospitals are still required to attempt to make reasonable accommodations StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #36

That was my point Bluesaph Sep 2021 #42

Post deleted - duplicate posted twice StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #38

Hell no. Owl Sep 2021 #16

most religious exemptions invlve holiday observances, dress, diet ... DBoon Sep 2021 #29

I am all for protecting people from religious discrimination MissMillie Sep 2021 #39

THANK YOU!!! Mad_Machine76 Sep 2021 #41

It falls under the "too dumb to keep myself breathing" exemption. milestogo Sep 2021 #44

I agree pandr32 Sep 2021 #45

Maybe a rel exemption from quarantine for someone with a contagious disease attending their services keithbvadu2 Sep 2021 #47

There's this little thing called the First Amendment Ms. Toad Sep 2021 #48

Any exemptions should require testing paid for by the individual. Jon King Sep 2021 #50

Is the employer permitted to charge an "administrative fee" ? MichMan Sep 2021 #57

The Atlanta Catholic Bishop has ordered priests to............ UGADawg Sep 2021 #51

OOH, while we're at it, I need a religious exemption to allow Grown2Hate Sep 2021 #54

New York no longer has a religious exemption, but people who took it would have to stay home if liberal_mama Sep 2021 #56

My ex switched the reason for being anti-vac from ... CozyMystery Sep 2021 #59

Religious exemption is pretty much a cop out ... SarcasticSatyr Sep 2021 #60

The Amish fescuerescue Sep 2021 #72

Yep! Plenty of people are self-employed too. LiberalFighter Sep 2021 #61

There are a lot of things in the Bible and other religions LiberalFighter Sep 2021 #62

There is biblical precedent for wearing a mask to protect others...and isolation/quarantine. LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #64

I completely agree with you! Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2021 #65

I think many employers would grant requested exemptions without question. David__77 Sep 2021 #70