I am the only Christian in my family and i never thought the day would come when i would be asked to make a choice between God and my sister, quite like i was today. My sister is one of the smartest and greatest people i have ever known. We have always kept politics and religion out of discussions out of respect for each other. My sister has done everything for me and during all these years, she remained single. She finally met her mate later in life and after many years, she is getting married. When she asked if she could fly me and my mother up for the wedding, the first thing I said was if they require vaccinations, i won't be able to go. She assured me that airlines weren't requiring that and it wasn't an issue. Today, she wrote me a long loving email asking if i would reconsider getting the vaccination for the wedding, as she has some immune-compromised friends who are invited and she doesn't want to have to make a choice, and she really wants to have me and my mother there. This whole thing is absolutely riddled with insanity. There are so many holes in this, i don't even know where to begin. She is completely brain washed and somehow, this is all on me now. All i could do was tell her that basically, i love her and owe so much to her, but this is the one thing that goes against my convictions and God. I ended it with, " I will never get this vaccination". Am I in some revelations nightmare? Please wake me up.
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You can get a religious exemption and fly. Just bring the form signed by your MD with you. You may need to wear a mask, and sit away from those certain people, but you can be there for her if you really want to. If she is supportive of you, don’t burn the bridge, if there are ways around it.
The airlines aren't requiring it yet. She wants me to get the vaccine out of consideration for her immune-compromised friends' sake. If it were me and I was immune-compromised and that worried, i wouldn't be going, but that's just my opinion.
How will she know you did or didn’t? Fake it then. Just put a bandaid on your upper arm. Get a fake card. Hell I’ll send you a picture of mine to copy.
Faking it and complying with utter insanity isn't doing any of us any good. Like she said there are so many layers of why it makes no sense and we need to stop pretending it does.
I get it but I couldn't do that. It's part of my convictions and I am not backing down from that. I don't talk much about my relationship with God but I won't back down from it either. I can be quiet about it but i am not going to lie to avoid it. I am probably the only one she knows who hasn't taken the vaccine, so that may be instrumental down the road in some way that only God knows. I'd like to think there is some purpose in all of this and that He can turn it around, like He does. I want everyone to know Who's side i stand on and stood on during this time. This is the time to know who's team you are playing on and stand by it.
I understand your relationship with God, I do. But God would not want you to have issue with your sister if it can be avoided. So it’s for you to decide. Of course we all need to stand our ground when we truly must like in a true physical Civil War. But if we don’t need to put lines in the sand, we are encouraged with our family to find a way for compromise. So you must decide just not to go, or a way to be there but stand in the distance if needed. Don’t be so hard headed about my way or the highway like she is. It’s a free country. Even if she resists you coming, if you’re up in a tree 50 yards away watching and she knows you’re there, she’ll be ever happy you still came.