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Archive for the ‘Religion and Health’ Category.

 

Federal Judge Finds “No Basis” For Coach’s Vaccination Refusal on Religious Grounds

A federal judge has sided with Washington State over its firing of a football coach who refused vaccination based on religious grounds.

January 14th, 2025

Over the past year or so, numerous stories have emerged about the refusal of vaccine mandates on religious grounds. Various cases have made it clear that Americans have the right to refuse vaccine mandates if they have legitimate religious objections. However, one report tells a very different story – and it shows that people cannot Read More


More EEOC Religious Vaccine Exemption Lawsuits Filed

More religious vaccine exemption lawsuits are coming down the legal pipeline.

January 7th, 2025

The EEOC is continuing to hold employers accountable for failing to provide workers with a religious vaccine exemption. Over the past few months, employers have been sued for millions of dollars for violating these religious rights – and the lawsuits show no sign of slowing down. Indeed, these lawsuits could be just the beginning – Read More


Catholic Wins $13 Million Over COVID Vaccine Refusal: Is This Just the Beginning?

A Catholic woman was recently awarded $13 million after she was fired over her vaccine refusal during the height of COVID-19.

December 5th, 2024

During the pandemic, the prospect of vaccine-related lawsuits loomed large. While many people focused on the possibility of vaccine injury lawsuits, others wondered whether they could eventually sue for wrongful termination over their vaccine refusal. Across the United States, countless individuals refused to take the vaccine on religious grounds and were subsequently fired. A recent Read More


Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood Transfusions

When religious beliefs conflict with medical science, courts may need to step in. Blood transfusions for Jehovah's Witnesses are one example.

July 5th, 2024

Although religious beliefs may cause conflicts in many aspects of life, medical procedures can prove especially problematic. If a religious belief prevents a patient from accessing care, doctors must ask themselves important questions about their own professional oaths. Does a patient’s autonomy override the doctor’s duty to provide effective care? When is a patient allowed Read More


Medical Assistance in Dying: Is it Compatible With Religion?

When religious beliefs conflict with medical science, courts may need to step in. Blood transfusions for Jehovah's Witnesses are one example.

March 19th, 2024

Medical assistance in dying, or “MAID,” is becoming an increasingly common practice among developed nations, and it is beginning to come into conflict with major religions. Although one might argue that MAID is humane, it is still suicide in its most basic form. Some religious leaders have embraced this, while others have refused to participate Read More


The Religious Objection to COVID-19 Vaccinations Explained

A Catholic woman was recently awarded $13 million after she was fired over her vaccine refusal during the height of COVID-19.

December 22nd, 2023

Many people in the United States have claimed that they have a religious objection to the Covid-19 vaccine. What exactly does this mean? How can someone object to a vaccine on religious grounds, and what is the connection between an mRNA vaccine and the Christian faith? For those unfamiliar with this debate, the subject can Read More


Biden Administration Stops Pushing Gender Transition Care Mandate

When religious beliefs conflict with medical science, courts may need to step in. Blood transfusions for Jehovah's Witnesses are one example.

July 12th, 2023

The intersection of medical care and religious care has always been somewhat contentious. However, the medical world has a long history of involvement with various religions. The Knights Hospitallers gained fame during the medieval period for building hospitals throughout the known world while also participating in religious and military crusades. Nuns and other religious organizations Read More


Do Churches Need Armed Pastors? What the Recent Lawsuits are Saying

Some concerned churchgoers believe that armed pastors are necessary to defend churches against shooters in this age of mass shootings.

January 17th, 2023

Some say that an armed society is a polite society. Others say that the only people who should have guns are the police. These divisions are equally pronounced in the religious community, as some believe that armed pastors are necessary in this day and age in order to defend churches against shooters. But what kind Read More


Refusing the Covid-19 Vaccination Mandate Due to Religious Reasons: Was Anyone Successful?

More religious vaccine exemption lawsuits are coming down the legal pipeline.

January 13th, 2023

When the vaccine mandates first rolled out, you may have heard vague rumors about religious exemptions. This always seemed like a distant possibility for most, and the general assumption was that if you petitioned to escape the vaccination mandate due to your religious beliefs, you would be denied. This is certainly what many people experienced, Read More


Lawsuit Emerges Over Ohio Medical Conscience Clause Allowing Denial of Treatment to LGBTQ+ Individuals

When religious beliefs conflict with medical science, courts may need to step in. Blood transfusions for Jehovah's Witnesses are one example.

October 4th, 2022

A recent lawsuit claims that the “medical conscience clause” in an over $70 billion budget bill goes against the terms of the single-subject requirement found in Ohio’s Constitution. This clause lets medical professionals decline to provide services to individuals based on their religious, ethical, or moral beliefs. Ohio’s single-subject regulations prohibit legislatures from placing policies in bills Read More