We need to distinguish between religious and conscience exceptions. They have been confused in the debate about exemptions from vaccine requirements. I think even a brief examination would find this equivocation faulty. This argument is that due to Catholic teaching on the freedom of conscience, any conscience exemption is a religious exemption. Given that freedom of conscience is most developed in …More
We need to distinguish between religious and conscience exceptions. They have been confused in the debate about exemptions from vaccine requirements. I think even a brief examination would find this equivocation faulty. This argument is that due to Catholic teaching on the freedom of conscience, any conscience exemption is a religious exemption. Given that freedom of conscience is most developed in relation to freedom of religion, taking that same principle, one could conclude that a person can get a Catholic religious exemption because the Qur’an says so and they are Muslim. (Obviously, that is faulty, but that shows the logic is faulty.)
It is important to distinguish between conscience and religious exemptions. There are a lot of things that Catholics can believe in conscience but are not based on Church teaching, even a stricter interpretation.
I will begin with an example and a bit on the development of the teaching on conscience then note the relationship with vaccine mandates....
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A Catholic Religious Exemption for Being Muslim? - Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC
We need to distinguish between religious and conscience exceptions. They have been confused in the debate about exemptions …
"I would argue that for most anti-vaxxing is illogical an d contrary to science" One naturally pro anything that bring goodness, one does not become anti-vax for no reason. To judge anti-vaxxing as illogical and contrary to science without hearing the argument is unjust and contrary to science.More
"I would argue that for most anti-vaxxing is illogical an d contrary to science"
One naturally pro anything that bring goodness, one does not become anti-vax for no reason. To judge anti-vaxxing as illogical and contrary to science without hearing the argument is unjust and contrary to science.
You cannot create a moral obligation for someone by coercing them . You cannot be morally obliged to get an unnecessary immoral and risky vaccine because you will lose your job. Do the right thing and then trust in God.
So, are conscience exemptions being accepted? Obviously, they should be, and, perhaps anyone in the crosshairs should just tell the “authorities” to “stick it,” but it should never come to this. And, do you think that those who are, unjustly, evaluating the exemptions can tell the difference? All a Muslim has to do is to find a sympathetic Imam, anyway. Afghani pedophiles get Imams to approve …More
So, are conscience exemptions being accepted? Obviously, they should be, and, perhaps anyone in the crosshairs should just tell the “authorities” to “stick it,” but it should never come to this. And, do you think that those who are, unjustly, evaluating the exemptions can tell the difference? All a Muslim has to do is to find a sympathetic Imam, anyway. Afghani pedophiles get Imams to approve their debauchery. Someone should be able to find a good one to back up their exemption.
