Editorial: Dump COVID vaccine religious exemptions. There is no Church of Moderna Disbelievers (via latimesopinion)
What is a COVID-19 vaccine mandate worth if it includes exemptions for “sincerely held religious beliefs”? Very little, if anything at all.
If the definition of religious beliefs were contained to major, established religions, there would basically be no exemptions because no major religion bans vaccination against COVID-19 or other diseases. In fact, leaders of many large congregations have beenAnd the wording “sincerely held,” which many employers have included in their mandates, doesn’t guard against the anti-vax sentiments of employees who might have recently formed their own Church of Moderna Disbelievers.
are lining up to claim religious exemptions from the city’s vaccine requirement for its employees — a little more than 10% overall, but with police personnel particularly prominent. About a quarter of LAPD employees have indicated they are planning on filing for a religious exemption. An additional 360 plan to seek medical exceptions.the city to end the mandate altogether, with or without an exemption.
Shame on them. For the most part, these are personnel who come into close contact with the public on a regular basis. Their jobs call for them to protect the public, and that shouldn’t just mean from crime and fire. They have an obligation to avoid harming the people they serve. Similar claims and lawsuits are cropping up across the country. Some go further than arguing that religious freedom should cover anyone who claims such a spiritual belief and say they object because the vaccines were developed or designed using cell lines from aborted
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