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In reply to the discussion: Religious exemptions from vaccination? [View all]Bluesaph
(720 posts)25. No proof is required
Simply stating you believe it is enough. No one is burdened even remotely to follow all the tenets of their claimed religion either. If they ONLY follow a supposed anti Covid vaccine jab as their religion it is protected.
That said, employers probably cannot accommodate them without undue hardship and risk to others.
So there is that!
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No. The establishment clause means that the government cannot establish an official
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2021
#31
I'm guessing you were never involved in establishing conscientious objection to the draft -
Ms. Toad
Sep 2021
#53
I don't think that an articulability expectation would run afoul of existing precedent
FBaggins
Sep 2021
#37
There is no basis in the Jewish or Christian faiths for religious exemption
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 2021
#66
I would like to know how many of these "religious exemption" folk have gotten other vaccines.
CrispyQ
Sep 2021
#8
It's not the nature of religious beliefs. It's the separation between church and state.
Beastly Boy
Sep 2021
#9
+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
I have a friend that just received a liver transplant and shouldn't have any vaccinations
MichMan
Sep 2021
#55
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
Hospitals are still required to attempt to make reasonable accommodations
StarfishSaver
Sep 2021
#36
Maybe a rel exemption from quarantine for someone with a contagious disease attending their services
keithbvadu2
Sep 2021
#47
New York no longer has a religious exemption, but people who took it would have to stay home if
liberal_mama
Sep 2021
#56
There is biblical precedent for wearing a mask to protect others...and isolation/quarantine.
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 2021
#64