I only have 1 small line to explain this on my religious exemption.
What do you guys think about this reasoning? Anyone have any advice on what they would write?
Wearing a mask directly conflicts with my faith in God. It suggests that I was not made in the image of God
I made a similar post earlier but I mostly got links to exemption forms.
I would really like to get your guys' input
Thanks again
I think that an employer, especially a non believer, might throw back in your face, that you may be made in the image of god but you still wear clothes and don't walk around naked. So I don't think that will work with them. It's going to have to be something harder to argue back. I can't find any scripture talking about not wearing face coverings, but I did find this article that might give you a few extra ideas. I agree with the writer that it is dehumanizing, and you can say that is why we Christians don't mandate our women cover their faces. Maybe shaping in in that context could help? http://dean-w-arnold.com/articles-blogs/masks
You tell them it is YOUR religious belief, not theirs. This is not a subject for debate. It is a subject to state a belief. They have no ability to prove you don't believe it.
Maybe so, I know people are getting bullied pretty bad so I guess it depends how much of a fight you want to deal with.
Legally, it absolutely is subject to debate, since the religious practice conflicts with what the company and government states is a safety standard. You can claim a religious objection, but an employer absolutely can ask you to prove it and call bullshit if they don’t believe you.
The analogy I’ve used before: pretend you want to start a bonfire in your cubicle and justify it under religious freedom. You’re free to make the argument and might even be truthful, but since starting fires in the office is considered dangerous to everyone else in the building, you’re going to have a tough fight.
As far as many companies and institutions are concerned, it’s the same argument.