Religious exemption for military
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I can't and won't.
But I'm not the one you have to convince. And as frustrating as this fact may be to people here, religious exemptions for something like this absolutely can and will come with a "guilty until proven innocent" situation.
I've used this example before: imagine that you want to argue that you should have the right to start a bonfire in your cubicle. For "religious" reasons.
You might be justified under religious freedom. You might even be telling the truth. But being allowed to start a fire in the office building is going to be a hard sell, because your religious beliefs put everyone around you in increased danger.
Maybe you can win that argument. But it's certainly not going to be a victory by default just because you start crowing about religious freedom.
As far as anyone mandating the vaccine is concerned, that's the argument. You pose a danger to the people around you (because no vaccine claims to be 100% effective).
And because of this, companies (and the military) are likely to be very suspicious about anyone having a sudden religious conversion right now, and are likely to call bullshit, and they're likely to make it a VERY difficult argument for recent "converts" to win. Especially if they have a provable history via Facebook or whatever of tirading against the COVID vaccine for non-religious reasons.
I'm not a lawyer. I just have watched enough of these cases fail and for the "religious" people to be mystified as to why the company didn't just roll over and let them have their figurative cubicle bonfire.
You're are probably right that there will be significant push back against those trying to claim the exemption but, why even offer it if people can;t claim to have it.
I think the secret is to first dye your hair purple, claim your new pronoun is "I'm gay hold my gun" and start screaming white supremacist if they deny your religious exemption. You'll get the vaccine exemption no problem.
I am Air National Guard, but I have already told my supervisors that I will NOT be taking the jab so whatever consequence of my decision I will deal with. However, I can count on one hand the number of people in my unit who have taken the jab, and a majority have said that they will not be taking it. The guard will suffer if they do not allow an exemption for it because, unlike active duty, they do not have much availability of people to enlist and fulfill the mission. It will not break my heart if I am forced out, just means I will not get my retirement, and I will have to pay more for insurance. And, I hope, once the dust settles that I could be reinstated and not lose any of the 12 years I have invested.
Stay strong soldier. I commend you with all my heart. If every soldier stood as strong as you they would be forced to remove the mandatory decree.
Yeah, I'm deciding whether to even bother with seeking an exemption or just saying to hell with it and straight up refuse regardless of the consequences. If they take my rank or pay or even threaten court martial I don't really care. I'm not getting it and that's final.
Because they can claim to have it. There are religious exemptions offered for other things that people do take. But for someone to be enlisted who has never taken religious exemption to suddenly claim it for one single vaccine, and not anything else, will be likely tossed out.
Seems like another opportunity to pull the curtain on the hypocrisy that is rampant...
I can now prove I put people in danger by taking the Vax. Make them use truthful language and it dies on the vine.