The Christian arguments for opposing COVID-19 vaccinations are generally twofold:įirst is the connection between vaccines and abortion.

Whether the employer has reason to believe that the accommodation is not sought for religious reasons.

Whether the timing of the request is suspect.

Whether the accommodation would produce a particularly desirable benefit that is likely sought for secular reasons.

In addition to the question of inconsistent behavior, the EEOC identifies three other factors that could undermine the credibility of an employee seeking a religious exemption: However, EEOC suggests that if an employer wants to push the matter, “evidence tending to show that an employee acted in a manner inconsistent with his professed religious beliefs is, of course, relevant to the factfinder's evaluation of sincerity.' The EEOC also says that an employee seeking an exemption does not need to show that they are scrupulous in their observance. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says that employers generally should assume that a request for a religious exemption is sincere, regardless of how untraditional the religion may be or appear to be. But what about “sincerely held' religious beliefs? How sincere must they be? Where is the line between sincere and insincere? What the Law Saysįor starters, the U.S.

You might imagine that “undue hardship' is the kind of imprecise phrase that could spark a legal dispute.

A section of that law mandates that employers must make “reasonable accommodations' for an employee's “sincerely held' religious beliefs if doing so does not impose “undue hardship' on the employer. That phrase refers to language in Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. But there seems to be greater awareness among the unvaccinated that claiming a “religious exemption' may provide a legal pathway for them to avoid the jab. More and more employers are mandating that their employees get a COVID-19 vaccination if they want to keep their jobs. As anti-vaxxers and COVID-19 vaccine skeptics feel economic walls closing in, some are turning to religion to avoid the jabs.

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