Survey: Most Americans support vaccine religious exemptions but suspect invalid use

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“majorities of almost every religious group believe there are no valid religious reasons to refuse a COVID-19 vaccine, including Hispanic Catholics (68%), other Christians (68%), Jewish Americans (67%), Hispanic Protestants (64%), white Catholics (62%), … Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (60%), Black Protestants (59%), white mainline Protestants (56%) and other Protestants of color (51%).” - RNS

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JD Miller
Mon, 12/13/21 4:48 pm

Does this mean that 32% of Hispanic Catholics and 32% of other Christians as well as 33% of Jewish Americans and 36% of Hispanic Protestants etc should have their beliefs ignored? I disagree theologically with most of the groups on the above list on a variety of issues, but that does not mean that their religious liberty should be ignored based on the laws of our country. I am not arguing for why someone should claim a religious exemption- I am arguing for individual soul liberty.