Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, “religious beliefs include theistic beliefs (i.e. those that include a belief in God) as well as non-theistic moral or ethical beliefs as to what is right and wrong which are sincerely held with the strength of traditional religious views.” One need not belong to any church or organized religion. Atheists can and do obtain religious exemptions.
This whole thing is just getting weird now. Between Biden's bizarre top up performance, and this “vaccines are from God” performance, to the way vaccines are now objects of ritualized orgiastic performance art among good “progressives” everywhere. I had the misfortune of bumping into two colleagues who I have not seen for 18 months today, both good Biden democrats (they are academics after all) talking excitedly about getting their boosts by hook or by crook. One is a very healthy 50 year old marathon runner whose husband (a good Hollywood progressive) is pressuring her to get boosted before she flies to run in London next week (apparently they are allowing that now). She was hesitant because all of the poor sods in the developing world have not had theirs yet. My only thought was … forget the poor Nigerians, having a heart attack in the middle of your run will sure put a damper on things and is more likely. People, even smart ones, really believe that the forever booster jabs program is a magical illness protector program. They have no idea what it does or how it works, or for that matter the risks of taking the injection every few months.
This pandemic has been a lot of things, but short on good humor is near the top of the list of things I miss most. You are most delightful, my furry friend! Thanks for being both wise and of good cheer.
wow...well, yeah, we shouldn't need a religious exemption. We should just be able to say "no thanks, I'm good" and move on. These leaders have gone mad.
that is the creepiest F^cking thing I've seen since this whole fiasco started. Im going to start wearing an armband with a red inverted triangle ( a nabla) on it with a big black letter 'U' meaning unvaxxed.
I have strong faith, but I object to the injections on many fronts, including that the makers of the pharmaceutical products have shown themselves to be anything but trustworthy. Big pharma indemnity and the government's overreach in every G7 country, pushing for a "needle in every arm," set off red flags and alarm bells. When pushing came to shoving and threatening (Trudeau, Biden, Morrison, Macron).
I am also, however, opposed to the injections on faith-grounds for the following reason. I believe it is against the sanctity of my "holy temple" to allow a product to be injected into me that will hijack my cells with MRNA. The MRNA will program my cells to create something they were not meant to create. Nobody knows for how long this will occur, or where the nanoparticles might land. Combined with the myriad of websites promoting bio-digital convergence (Horizon's Canada) and describing the WEF's obsession with trans-humanism (Sociable.com), I am repulsed.
The pharma kingpins pushing these shots (multiple times per year, no less, possible forever) are now coming for the little ones (5-11). The talking heads promoting the shots as the "only way out" appear less human all of the time.
I am thankful for my faith. Without it, this would be unbearable.
the more I think about this , the more i bothers me. We 've seen and read alot about how this whole episode has turned into a religious cult of hygiene with its craven rituals of hand sanitization and distancing... and then of course the masichistic ritualistic purification by stabbing ones own flesh with the holy vaccine. I realize that every religion needs to have its heretics of course, the unvaccinated. But every religion needs to have its sacrificial offering. In the COVID religion the sacrificial "object" is children. The masking of children for something for which they are not at risk , is easily the most vile, satanic thing I've ever witnesses in my life. The people behind this forced masking of children, I m sure, if given the chance, would probably physically defile them, rape and torture and murder them, in the name of purification
Are we going to have an "american inquisition ", a holy vaccine war, in which armies of the faithful vaccinated torture and force the unvaxxed to accept the wisdom and will of Fauci and accept the vaccine as a purifying rite of passage?
Every day I wake up in the morning and thank god for giving me the strength to GTFO of NYC this past January. The entire city is the epitome of grotesque urban decay, and it's all promoted by gross mismanagement, corruption, and neglect. It's a prime example of what happens when you allow uncontested liberals to infiltrate every aspect of society.
Generally the legal test is whether a religious belief is sincerely held. The court isn't supposed to evaluate anything else about it -- legitimacy, accuracy, theological authority, ecclestiastical endorsement, consistency, general wackiness, etc.
Sincerity doesn't get challenged much, because it's nearly impossible to disprove. Besides, if you're willing to lose your job or suffer other adverse consequences because of your beliefs, that tends to show they are sincere.
Stronger argument is that the belief, even if sincerely held, cannot reasonably be accommodated due to the bona fide requirements of the job, a compelling government interest, etc. Still a high bar, but at least it doesn't require guessing what's going on inside someone's head.
So Hochul could -- at least in theory -- have an argument, but not the one she's trying to make. And the one she's trying to make may come back to bite her later. I'm actually happy for her to keep digging; the more she talks like this, the easier it is for the lawyers on the other side.
Granted, law isn't as rigorous or systematic as we like to pretend, and I've given up trying to guess what Judges will do. But I'm making the naïve and heroic assumption that it still matters.
When I hear politicians say this stuff it makes my head hurt. The religious part is just dumb pandering, but the part about how WONDERFUL the vaccines are is just flat out wrong. Politicians are the worst but people who only get their news from CNN or the Today Show are just as bad.
HELLO?!?! There's actual data and actual history now. The narrative is no longer true and the longer you cling to it, the dumber (and/or more mendacious) you look.
Briggs made a good point yesterday in a blog post that the contradictory insistence that these shots are so wonderful is part of what's driving resistance now. It's clear they aren't telling the truth, so the more they insist on the narrative the more people distrust them.
I watched as much of Hochul's presser as I could before I had to mute it and wait for the cutaway. I was hopeful when she acknowledged the "undercount" of nursing home deaths after Cuomo was dethroned. Yesterday, I realized she is certifiably insane.
And the pope does not speak for Roman Catholics. He thinks he does...but he doesn't.
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, “religious beliefs include theistic beliefs (i.e. those that include a belief in God) as well as non-theistic moral or ethical beliefs as to what is right and wrong which are sincerely held with the strength of traditional religious views.” One need not belong to any church or organized religion. Atheists can and do obtain religious exemptions.
This whole thing is just getting weird now. Between Biden's bizarre top up performance, and this “vaccines are from God” performance, to the way vaccines are now objects of ritualized orgiastic performance art among good “progressives” everywhere. I had the misfortune of bumping into two colleagues who I have not seen for 18 months today, both good Biden democrats (they are academics after all) talking excitedly about getting their boosts by hook or by crook. One is a very healthy 50 year old marathon runner whose husband (a good Hollywood progressive) is pressuring her to get boosted before she flies to run in London next week (apparently they are allowing that now). She was hesitant because all of the poor sods in the developing world have not had theirs yet. My only thought was … forget the poor Nigerians, having a heart attack in the middle of your run will sure put a damper on things and is more likely. People, even smart ones, really believe that the forever booster jabs program is a magical illness protector program. They have no idea what it does or how it works, or for that matter the risks of taking the injection every few months.
“ a-cats”
This pandemic has been a lot of things, but short on good humor is near the top of the list of things I miss most. You are most delightful, my furry friend! Thanks for being both wise and of good cheer.
The governments of New York and California exist to show the rest of us what not to do. I thank them for their service.
wow...well, yeah, we shouldn't need a religious exemption. We should just be able to say "no thanks, I'm good" and move on. These leaders have gone mad.
that is the creepiest F^cking thing I've seen since this whole fiasco started. Im going to start wearing an armband with a red inverted triangle ( a nabla) on it with a big black letter 'U' meaning unvaxxed.
I have strong faith, but I object to the injections on many fronts, including that the makers of the pharmaceutical products have shown themselves to be anything but trustworthy. Big pharma indemnity and the government's overreach in every G7 country, pushing for a "needle in every arm," set off red flags and alarm bells. When pushing came to shoving and threatening (Trudeau, Biden, Morrison, Macron).
I am also, however, opposed to the injections on faith-grounds for the following reason. I believe it is against the sanctity of my "holy temple" to allow a product to be injected into me that will hijack my cells with MRNA. The MRNA will program my cells to create something they were not meant to create. Nobody knows for how long this will occur, or where the nanoparticles might land. Combined with the myriad of websites promoting bio-digital convergence (Horizon's Canada) and describing the WEF's obsession with trans-humanism (Sociable.com), I am repulsed.
The pharma kingpins pushing these shots (multiple times per year, no less, possible forever) are now coming for the little ones (5-11). The talking heads promoting the shots as the "only way out" appear less human all of the time.
I am thankful for my faith. Without it, this would be unbearable.
the more I think about this , the more i bothers me. We 've seen and read alot about how this whole episode has turned into a religious cult of hygiene with its craven rituals of hand sanitization and distancing... and then of course the masichistic ritualistic purification by stabbing ones own flesh with the holy vaccine. I realize that every religion needs to have its heretics of course, the unvaccinated. But every religion needs to have its sacrificial offering. In the COVID religion the sacrificial "object" is children. The masking of children for something for which they are not at risk , is easily the most vile, satanic thing I've ever witnesses in my life. The people behind this forced masking of children, I m sure, if given the chance, would probably physically defile them, rape and torture and murder them, in the name of purification
Are we going to have an "american inquisition ", a holy vaccine war, in which armies of the faithful vaccinated torture and force the unvaxxed to accept the wisdom and will of Fauci and accept the vaccine as a purifying rite of passage?
Every day I wake up in the morning and thank god for giving me the strength to GTFO of NYC this past January. The entire city is the epitome of grotesque urban decay, and it's all promoted by gross mismanagement, corruption, and neglect. It's a prime example of what happens when you allow uncontested liberals to infiltrate every aspect of society.
I never thought the one after Cuomo could be worse. Yet people won't be upset while they're obese and happy.
Generally the legal test is whether a religious belief is sincerely held. The court isn't supposed to evaluate anything else about it -- legitimacy, accuracy, theological authority, ecclestiastical endorsement, consistency, general wackiness, etc.
Sincerity doesn't get challenged much, because it's nearly impossible to disprove. Besides, if you're willing to lose your job or suffer other adverse consequences because of your beliefs, that tends to show they are sincere.
Stronger argument is that the belief, even if sincerely held, cannot reasonably be accommodated due to the bona fide requirements of the job, a compelling government interest, etc. Still a high bar, but at least it doesn't require guessing what's going on inside someone's head.
So Hochul could -- at least in theory -- have an argument, but not the one she's trying to make. And the one she's trying to make may come back to bite her later. I'm actually happy for her to keep digging; the more she talks like this, the easier it is for the lawyers on the other side.
Granted, law isn't as rigorous or systematic as we like to pretend, and I've given up trying to guess what Judges will do. But I'm making the naïve and heroic assumption that it still matters.
In the immortal words of Vin Diesel's Riddick, God wants no part of what comes next. (If there is a God, that's the only thing I'm sure of.)
From one would-be anti-Christ to another. New York seems to be a hot bed for them. I keep waiting for lightening to strike as they speak.
When I hear politicians say this stuff it makes my head hurt. The religious part is just dumb pandering, but the part about how WONDERFUL the vaccines are is just flat out wrong. Politicians are the worst but people who only get their news from CNN or the Today Show are just as bad.
HELLO?!?! There's actual data and actual history now. The narrative is no longer true and the longer you cling to it, the dumber (and/or more mendacious) you look.
Briggs made a good point yesterday in a blog post that the contradictory insistence that these shots are so wonderful is part of what's driving resistance now. It's clear they aren't telling the truth, so the more they insist on the narrative the more people distrust them.
I watched as much of Hochul's presser as I could before I had to mute it and wait for the cutaway. I was hopeful when she acknowledged the "undercount" of nursing home deaths after Cuomo was dethroned. Yesterday, I realized she is certifiably insane.
And the pope does not speak for Roman Catholics. He thinks he does...but he doesn't.