A Religious Exemption Request for Those Who Have Already Had Covid

I would like to comply with the vaccination requirement, but I am unable to for religious reasons. Let me draw your attention to two facts:

1) Never in the history of vaccination campaigns have people who have already recovered from a targeted disease been asked to vaccinate themselves against it. The reason is obvious: A vaccine is designed to fool the body into thinking it is being attacked by a disease so that it can build a robust defense against it. If the actual disease, however, has already attacked the body, there’s no reason to fool it.

2) A recent scientific study found that vaccinated people are up to 13 times more likely to get COVID-19 than are people who already had COVID-19 and have recovered from it.

The Judeo-Christian tradition calls on man to use the unique divine gift with which he’s been blessed—his mind—to conduct his life. If I shut off my brain, if I ignore clear scientific data that the COVID-19 vaccine is unnecessary for me, I would be rejecting God’s gift. I would be spitting in His face. I’m sure you can understand why I am unable to do that.

Ignoring scientific evidence is problematic for me for an additional reason: In ancient times, human beings believed the world was governed by a plethora of capricious gods who needed to be appeased if one’s crops were to grow or one’s children survive illness. Human beings were helpless playthings in the hands of the gods, and thus they offered sacrifices—both animal and human—to mollify their mercurial superiors. Belief in the God of the Bible liberated man’s spirit. One god—rational and just—created the universe, and all of nature obeys His benevolent will.

From the article:

“Modern science rests on this very premise. As the philosopher Alfred North Whitehead writes, “[T]here can be no living science unless there is a widespread instinctive conviction in the existence of an Order Of Things. And, in particular, of an Order Of Nature.” Similarly, philosopher Loren Eisley argues that modern science rests on the assumption that it is “dealing with a rational universe controlled by a Creator.”

Thus, if I ignore scientific data—if I irrationally receive the COVID-19 vaccine despite having recovered from the disease—I would effectively be adopting the pre-biblical view of the ancient pagans who engaged in superstitious practices to ward off danger. I would be committing a form of idolatry.

Finally, I would note that according to our founding fathers, “rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.” This country isn’t yet run by tyrants, but the current vaccination campaign bears unmistakable totalitarian undertones. “Get the vaccine or lose your job.” That’s the message of the government. You can be a healthy 30-year-old who already had COVID, but the government doesn’t care. It wants everyone vaccinated—facts be damned.

I believe resisting such authoritarian orders is a religious imperative. As a Bible adherent, I worship one God and one God only. Only He can demand absolute obedience from me. Only He can ask me to walk with Him blindly, against all reason. No one else can. And if someone tries to, he is usurping God’s role and asking me to worship someone other than Him. I apologize, but I can’t do that.

Based on all the above, I respectfully request and firmly insist on a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. To take the vaccine would require me to act contrary to both reason and piety, reject modern science, and irrationally submit to a mortal power. All three are religious crimes.

Sincerely,

[Your Signature]”

No.6 wrote:

“All pre-inverted science, common sense, and true faith speak against the jab. So: full marks for logic here.

Has this phrasing been used successfully against the sort of company and HR department that would attempt a mandate?
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Not sure if it’s been successful, although the law firm Liberty Counsel is involved in the push back.

Entire point of vax mandate is being missed: jabs are funded by taxpayer $$.. More jabs means more $$ for Pharm. Any exceptions means less $$ for jabs.

Pharm provides “campaign contributions” to politicos who mandate jabs. No Pharm $$ for politicos who don’t.

This has been the plan since 2019 since Pharm conned DJTrump with fake vax — yes, it protects jabbed, but “no” it does nothing for herd immunity.

I teach at Kansas State and we received the word yesterday during a town hall that the university was mandating the shot. Those of us not in compliance will be fired on Dec 8.

Their rationale was that Kstate was a subcontractor to the fed gov for research grants, etc and so by extension, are required to comply. So, it is all about the money and not health considerations.

This will be my 32nd year at the University and it pains me that I likely won’t be completing my career here. I am going to make them fire me so that I have legal recourse when the dust settles when the overreach is recognized.

Myself and a few other colleagues have reached out yesterday to the State attorney general’s office but I don’t hold much faith in an immediate response.

MFO

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