Photo by Jay Yoo, Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. I think many people would be surprised that pharmacies still do compounding when directed by a doctor. 15. So we all know that the focus among Christian right law firms has been on culture war issues making sure that marriage equality, LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws, reproductive health laws, dont apply to conservative Christians. American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) is proud to be a founding member of the national volunteer COVID-19 Community Corps, which encourages people to get a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as it is available to them. Courts have consistently rejected religious exemption requests premised on moral values common to all religions (not to mention nonreligious worldviews). 8:8 that "food does not bring us nearer to God.". But religious freedom is distorted and in the long run can be imperiled when it is stretched to cover claims of individual liberty that do not have a religious basis. I see pastors offering to sign letters of religious objection. For those of us who arent Christian Scientists, this isnt enough. What was scheduled as an hour-long chapel service last Wednesday has turned into a multi-day revival at Asbury University. Placebos over the last two decades have increasingly gotten better during Clinical Trials. With that said, many people might be surprised at the number of drugs that are in the marketplace that we have no clarity around what makes them work. How about thisone, One more and Ill quit beating this todeath. Roman Catholic and other Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders have advised followers to get the shots. Given the near ubiquity of this phrase in the sphere of health and wellness, most people are likely to have forgotten that it comes from the apostle Paul. But ask yourself, Is [insert religious justification] really why I dont want the vaccine, or is [insert religious justification] a convenient pass for me to avoid something I just dont want to do? If the answer is yes, then youre in danger of violating the ThirdCommandment. J&J is a different story, because it does use a cell line which originated from an elective abortion - and it even uses them in production of the vaccine. You are right that in 1 Cor. You talked briefly about drugs that affect our mental state, and unless I was forced to take one of those, I would avoid ever taking one. What employers may not do is discriminate on the basis of religion. The abortion connection has the most merit, but I again caution believers to avoid misusing Gods name and violating the ThirdCommandment. be this my shame, That I no more revere His name. Church officials did not respond, however. This is absurd. Currently in the United States, it is legally permissible for employers to require COVID-19 vaccinations so long as there are medical and religious accommodations available in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Their conscience may still bind them because it is true that no man knows for sure if HEK293 involved an immoral abortion, and we would be wrong to try to convince them otherwise. Tandon v. Newsom didn't center on a traditionally hot-button issue like abortion or LGBTQ rights; it focused on COVID-19. Snow, Rain and Wind in the Forecast Yet Again. The decision could affect everything from traffic laws to racial discrimination. There is a reason why U.S.A. are God's country. But What Counts as Religious? New York Times, 11 September 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/11/us/covid-vaccine-religion-exemption.html?smid=url-share. Anthony Fauci, top medical adviser to President Joe Biden, said religious exemptions are "something we should look at." "If there is a legitimate religious exemption, fine. Acts 1:8 reminds us that we are to be witnesses for other people. If they are legal, they have been processed at the border, given a court date and potentially released into the US. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of federally protected classes, including religion, and provides that applicable employers must provide a religious accommodation to an employee who holds a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance against a workplace requirement. Please think very carefully before answering this question. Those statements were made by people (Jesus, Paul) who spoke and/or wrote under infallible and inerrant direction and filling of the Spirit. It has become common for Christians to claim that being forced to take the COVID-19 vaccine is a violation of their religious convictions because their body is a temple, and they are commanded to keep it pure. This should lead us to question why religious exemption is being sought here. A religious nonprofit could claim it doesnt have to pay its workers a minimum wage, because the states minimum-wage law has an exemption for contract work. The answer, it would seem, is that there is a long-standing precedent for exempting religious communities from government mandates, so people have reached for religious exemption as a ready-made solution for their fears. In Washington the process to receive a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine is determined by the individual human resources department of the agency, school district or health care facility. What does this mean? People misuse Gods name for all sorts of sins. But producing high-quality, independent work is not cost-free we rely heavily on your support. It is worth repeating that there is no reason to think that receiving a COVID-19 vaccine involves bodily sacrifice. "I'm very troubled by religious exemptions," Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, executive vice president of the New York Board of Rabbis. Those cited here are largely specious; arguments in search of proof-texts. But we must stop government intrusion now, some will say. AR-15-style weapons have been used in some of the deadliest shootings in modern U.S. history. I even only take tylenol/advil/aspirin extremely rarely, let alone other medications, and Im not on any regular medication. Unvaccinated employees may have any number of personal responses to a policy of vaccine mandates. The issues here have been around for a very long time," Evans said. KUOW's Deborah Wang attended one of their . Perhaps you have a more sophisticated form of this objection. Paul warns the Corinthians not to deceive themselves, but to have true wisdom (1 Corinthians3:18). The Bible teaches us that the body is created in the image of God 1 4 , the temple of the Holy Spirit 1 5 , a living sacrifice to the Lord. We have just been trying to get through the pandemic as best as we can, said Erin Kirschner, a Carmel Valley resident and mother. The Awaken Church, which has several locations around San Diego County, is offering religious exemptions to its members, however. The concern for physical well-beingwhile certainly validis a concern shared by everyone, religious or not. Tyler Robbins is a bi-vocational pastor at Sleater Kinney Road Baptist Church, in Olympia WA. Religious exemptions risk blowing a hole in that shield, jeopardizing everyone. The second argument. One Christian named Curtis Chang, who is a former pastor, wrote what Yosemite Sam would consider to be fightinwords: Christians who request religious exemptions rarely even try to offer substantive biblical and theological reasoning. Understand this: A belief that something is a matter of conscience or personal choiceeven if that belief is religiously informedisnt itself a sufficient basis for a religious exemption. But the long-term consequences for religious liberty are what Im most worried about: that so many of these exemption requests seem mislabeled or disingenuous will invite courtsand the publicto place a tourniquet on religious exemptions generally (i.e., beyond the pandemic context). A New Mexico state senator will "help you articulate a religious exemption" by pointing to the decades-old use of aborted fetal cells in the development of some vaccines. The New York Times reports thefollowing: In rural Hudson, Iowa, Sam Jones has informed his small congregation at Faith Baptist Church that he is willing to provide them with a four-paragraph letter stating that a Christian has no responsibility to obey any government outside of the scope that has been designated by God.[6]. The move is a gamble, as the gathering is seen as a means for presidential hopefuls to gain support among conservatives. 2 Retrieved from http://ladoj.ag.state.la.us/Article/10941. One way we do this is when we invoke God as an authority to justify something we want to do. In still rarer cases (it seems like) there is a risk/reward calculation that causes them to skipit. Its like mowing over the dandelions in your grass instead of digging them up at the roots. They may feel the policy unnecessarily overreaching or discriminatory, or perhaps presumptuous and hasty. It is scarcely believable that unclean foods under the Old Covenant are a parallel to a COVID vaccine. Religious exemption forms have no legal standing The exemption forms being produced by some churches and by Liberty Counsel have no legal standing and do not have to be honored by employers or schools, according to lawyers contacted by BNG for confirmation. We Must Scream It Down. I didnt just run out and get it, and Im not going to let my doctor push me into it without a lot more thought andconsideration. 2 Timothy 1:7 has nothing to do with rejecting all medical aid, nor does Psalm 91. Pauls warning is not about the pollution of their individual physical bodies, nor any threat from outside. The personal convictions carried by people who attend Awaken church are very real,. Scripture states that there will come false prophets, who will be strong deceivers, so much so that if it were possible the very elect would fall away. The Holy Spirit, in regeneration and sanctification, when he begins the good work of grace on a man, takes possession of his whole person, soul and body, and dwells therein as in his temple. As Christians with religious objections to vaccines, we share the goals of promoting good health for children and families, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. If so, then other Christians can rightfully disagree and dismiss her reasoning as fallacious. Vaccines violate our ability to follow the teachings of the Bible. In this type of situation, they would claim the requirements violate their religious beliefs and seek formal religious exemptions. Thats the case here: Pauls admonition to the Corinthians is being invoked to put a religious spin on a ubiquitous concern for personal health. Some of those battles are important and worth fighting. Get daily news, in-depth reporting and critical analysis from the journalists, activists and thinkers who are working to improve our world.. Not every directive during a public health crisis represents a curtailment of religious liberty. Such statements have no place in the edifying speech that God requires ofus. Not to mention it is a bit ironic that people are insisting on the vaccine for others for fear of someone else making themsick. Wrestling with the moral tragedy of vaccines, The problem of an ethically compromised COVID-19 vaccine, Christian ethics and the dilemma of triage during a pandemic, Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. He also affirms in 1 Cor. Again, this does violence to the text. The biggest thing we can do to those in our church is to help them understand how to discern truth. A seatbelt and a life preserver are worn on the outside of the body and are visible. James describes such wisdom as first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy (James 3:17). Paul is repeating a central theme of the New Testament, which is that the purity laws found in the Torah no longer hold for those who are in Christ, because he has fulfilled them (Matthew 5:17). No other U.S. military branch has yet approved any religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine. So the Jews (o) call the body of a righteous man the habitation of the Holy Spirit. You get it. He is a supervisor in Theology and Religious Studies in the Cambridge Divinity Faculty, and he teaches courses for Ridley Hall and the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. Fax: (202) 547-8165, there is little to no evidence that they do. know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost,. While sin has allowed creation to kick back, man still has the ultimately ability and responsibility to subdue it. Nashville, Tennessee 37203 It is worth considering the implications of Pauls words if they did mean what those seeking exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine take them to mean. 3 in 5 white evangelicals believe that the election was stolen, despite absolutely no proof of it. If you dont want the vaccine then put on your big boy pants and take the consequences instead of blaming God for not getting thevaccine. If youre using God as a free pass to escape a vaccine mandate, then youre violating the ThirdCommandment. I know that isnt popular, even in the church, but its nonethelesstrue. While the case received little attention outside of the legal world, it marked the culmination of more than 30 years of legal strategy by Christian conservatives who have sought ever-broader leeway to flout the law. 7) The Bible has a clear warning against taking anything that might alter your mind, make you hallucinate, or dream strange visions. Until we understand better the origins of this virus, every way it may have been modified, and what it can do, Im not convinced that even those studying it full-time have a complete handle on it. If they are illegal, they evaded Customs and Border Agents, entered the country through an illegal passageway (tunnel, desert, swam.). This includes objections that invoke religious beliefs in general terms, but upon further scrutiny, appeal to other factors. She quoted a passage from the New Testament: Let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit.[1], The Louisiana Attorney General provides a sample exemption letter with an identical objection. Most commentators agree that the purpose of the letter is to urge unity among the Christians in Corinth. Under current law, thats enough for employers to turn them down. Were proud to publish real news 365 days of the year, completely free of charge to our readers. Commentators cited Murdoch's deposition as evidence that the network couldn't be trusted to report the facts. When I was 19-weeks pregnant, during an ultrasound, they identified a mass in his left lung, Kirschner said. The Christian right filed a barrage of cases. "There's also a general kind of theological belief in the sovereignty of God, that He is the one who knows best. But if you care deeply about religious liberty, please think twice before demanding a religious exemption. The thinking is that something is better thannothing. Its a symptom of what Scot McKnight has described as a puzzle piece hermeneutic rather than a contextual reading of the bible as a story. Im not arguing Christians should be vaccinated, or that Christians should necessarily acquiesce to employer vaccine mandates. Matthew 18:1-4, and Matthew 19:13-15 are just a few verses that illustrate the aforementioned children as blessings from God that are valued and loved by him, this is just stupid FoxNews stuff where they call anyone who enters who is not a citizen an illegalimmigrant. Now we come to religious exemptions for vaccines. This should give Christians pause. Theyre either not religious or not sincerely held. I had to do a lot of reading to understand mRNA and I still think I barely understand it. The author wishes to make sin Play-Dough; its anything the Holy Spirit impresses upon him to be wrong. "For me . Displaying all articles. Austin Stevenson is a PhD Candidate in Theology at the University of Cambridge. If you loathe COVID vaccine mandatesas many dothen engage in public advocacy, use politics, and vote with your feet. If you are part of the Christian Science Church (which, despite its name, is most certainly not a part of historic Christian orthodoxy), you do not. Im educated, and I read a lot (much away from the internet), but I understand that not having worked in your field means I dont understand medicines the way those that have worked with them do. He explained he wasnt getting the flu shot because he read about it and they put like three kinds of junks in your arm. Should that person be scorned because he couldnt fully understand the science? we have no idea what is in them that makes them work. I believe in and follow God and the principles laid out in His Word and I have a deeply held belief that vaccines violate them. I totally agree with this. Yes, some Catholics might believe the COVID-19 pandemic evil enough and the participation remote enough to justify the shot. It is a God-given responsibility and requirement for me to protect the physical integrity of my Body against unclean food andinjections.[3]. To be clear: Im not arguing Christians should be vaccinated, or that Christians should necessarily acquiesce to employer vaccine mandates. (USNews https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-08-10/white-evang). As Christians, we have a vested interest in ensuring that it is not. If you found the piece above useful, informative, or inspiring, please consider supporting Truthout with a tax-deductible donation. There may be people that think that Paul is talking about the Corinthians as a whole in this passage, but that is the wronginterpretation. These are what defile a person. (Matthew 15:11, 19-20). If claims like the latter were adequate for religious exemptions, people could excuse themselves from nearly any rulesomething no one thinks is sustainable. In some cases its deception but, in many cases, its a lack of education. For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body. (1 Corinthians6:19-20) Here, Paul is repeating a refrain from earlier in this same letter: Do you not know that you are Gods temple and that Gods Spirit dwells in you? (3:16). The injection stays at the site, doesnt move around the body, doesnt get stored in the liver, doesnt build up in the body. Furthermore, it is central to the Christian faith that we may well be called to sacrifice our bodies for the sake of others (see John 15:13; Philippians 2:3-4; 1 John 3:16). In most cases, meds are not new to the user as the vaccines are. Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech, Novavax - HEK293 cells are not used in production of the vaccine. But we certainly can explain the known facts to help them understand better, especially if they are being coerced into getting a vaccine they currently believe has immoralorigins. I know there are legitimate concerns, but there is plenty of information to address those concerns, if people understood how to navigatethat. The pastor owes it to his congregation to provide a more robust argument than this. God bless you all. Some Christians claim the various COVID vaccines have a connection to abortion. Should Christian Parents Send Their Children to Public Schools? To justify divorce in unwarranted circumstances, sexual immorality, sexual confusion, gender identity, and the like. Phone: (202) 547-8105 A vaccine cannot go against Pauls exhortation, because it is not what goes into us that defiles us, but the sin that emerges from our hearts. Presuming for yourself that you are doing the same thing when speaking about things that Scripture does not speak at all about is an entirely differentmatter. One little-noticed Supreme Court ruling upended decades of precedent. Philippians 4:7 - And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. People seeking an exemption on this basis are declaring themselves unwilling to harm their bodies, but this concern for physical well-beingwhile certainly validis a concern shared by everyone, religious or not. If you have to resort to hermeneutical gymnastics to prove God doesnt want you to get vaccinated, youve already lost, and other believers should be the first to confront you aboutit. The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss a joint resolution to finally affirm the amendment. These are what defile a person." (Matthew 15:11, 19-20) Maybe so. But others will not, and their prudential judgement still follows the religious teaching of the Catholic Faith. Third if the immigrant has entered the US, has lawful entry, and has been processed appropriately with the correct visa status and has a right to work in the US, then they will fall under the OSHA guidelines that are being developed and will be vaccinated in accordance to those guidelines just as with every other worker at thatcompany. one person sharpens another. Pre-COVID 19, Maine passed a law saying there would be no religious exemptions for medical workers in the case of vaccinations. AstraZeneca, Johson & Johnson, and others used HEK293 cells during both development and testing, but they are not used duringproduction. It would be unreasonable for employers to expect people of faith to live by their religious beliefs with 100 percent consistency. In . This class of drugs impact dopamine and seratonin. The ABCs Religion and Ethics portal is home to religious reporting & analysis, ethical discussion & philosophical discovery, and inspiring stories of faith and belief. Theres more at stake here than whether any particular religious exemption request is approved or denied (no doubt many employers are rubber-stamping these simply to avoid labor shortages). To justify divorce in unwarranted circumstances, sexual immorality, sexual confusion, gender identity, and the like. The Church of Christ, Scientist, is the most well-known religious opponent of mandatory vaccination laws, and through its lobbying efforts, has helped to pass religious vaccine exemption laws in most states. You are right. The service members argue that both the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and the First Amendment require the federal government to allow exemptions for their sincerely held religious beliefs, especially since they are willing to take other precautionary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in lieu of vaccination and the Navy is . If you dont want to get the vaccine, thats your choice. Evans said the threshold for religious exemptions comes down to proving whether the person attempting to obtain one has sincerely held beliefs against getting vaccinated on religious grounds. People look for us to be models of . I would not say that they are unable to process the data out there. In the Bible, those who practice sorcery were those who practiced making or taking mind-altering drugs in order to stimulate hallucinations or visions! That was no attack on you. Paul has something similar in view in his second letter to the Corinthians: let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God (2 Corinthians 7:1). I can't even think about it.". We witness this most acutely on the cross. More, 901 Commerce Street, Suite 550 He explains that the sins of sexual immorality and idolatry defile the body and the spirit, and he urges them to free themselves of it (see also 1 Thessalonians 5:19-24). They are concerned with what they put in their bodies, but they are taking 5 different medications, with very little understanding of what they do, just what the doctor has told them. At present, the unvaccinated are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized. Furthermore, refusing vaccination could lead to others experiencing bodily harm as the unvaccinated are at increased risk of transmitting the virus to others. DAN HIMBRECHTS/AAP October 5, 2021 . In general, non-religious people fear bodily harm just as much. Rajesh, would you prefer I describe them as foolish () and needing to act like men ()? If a man cheats on his wife, can he cite 2 Timothy 1:12 (I am not ashamed ) and declare he has nothing to apologize for? Read Bible verses about anxiety and fear 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Copyright 2023 The Gospel Coalition, INC. All Rights Reserved. That being said, if a Christian thinks it is wrong to take a vaccine that involved a cell line that came from a miscarriage, then, logically, that Christian would also have to be against organ donor/recipient situations. The New York Times, Sept. 11, 2021. Current employees may initiate a religious exemption request within the vaccination verification system. First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we 4 Liberty Counsel, Sample Religious Exemption Requests For COVID Shot Mandates, 26 July 2021, p. 3. https://lc.org/Site%20Images/Resources/Memo-SampleCOVID-ReligiousExemptionRequests-07262021.pdf. Just last month, Bishop Robert McElory issued a letter to San Diego priests asking them to decline any requests for religious exemptions to vaccines. So chemically we know that it impacts these levels in a lab. The idea that she apparently didnt consult her faith community about the veracity of her religious objection is completely off base. I think that there needs to be room given to those who are just plain ignorant about vaccines. Thus, a strong religious exemption would be based on recognized scriptural precept or a particular church or traditions confession or teaching. Now he is discussing specific sinful habits that are causing division among the Corinthians. Sin is anything that violates the will of God, as set forth in the Bible, and as impressed upon the heart of the believer by the Holy Spirit. So, he is not referring to you as an individual at all. This is clear from the references to the body in terms of a stomach and food, fornication and prostitution, and sins outside the body vs. sins against his own body. The context there is the individualsbody. Setting aside the exegetical issues with this objection, it simply isnt enough to merit a religious exemption under our existing legal framework. 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