09-03-2009, 12:37 PM
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Doin fine
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Originally Posted by TheSenator
I thought there was some religious clause in there somewhere....
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There is
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Legal Concept of Religion
Therefore, in adherence to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantee of freedom of religion, the test in determining whether a belief constitutes a "religious belief" sufficient to qualify for the religious exemption from immunizations, is whether the adherents' beliefs and faiths occupy a place in their lives parallel to that filled by the orthodox belief in God held by others; or any other "sincere religious beliefs which are based upon a power or being, or upon a faith to which all else is subordinate or upon which all else is ultimately dependent." U.S. Vs. Seeger, 380 U.S. 163 (1965), Sherr and Levy vs. Northport East-Northport Union Free School district, 672 F.Supp. 81, (E.D.N.Y. 1987)
The right to claim exemption from immunization based on religious beliefs is available to all persons who hold religious beliefs against immunization regardless of what any state statute may say regarding the necessity for membership in any particular religious group or church.
Above 2 paragraphs are quoted from
http://www.immunizationattorney.com/yourrights.html Now archived on Vaclib.org
Their Home page: http://www.immunizationattorney.com/
A good Summary of the concept that one is not required to hold formal church membership can also be found at: http://www.alaskawellness.com/archives/school-vacc.htm.
What is true for Alaska applies to other states:
Quote: "According to Black's Medical Law Dictionary, your religion is your personal belief with God and has nothing to do with what church you go to. Therefore, if you feel that mandatory vaccinations that carry known risks including death and brain damage are against your religious beliefs and that God gave you your children to raise, you should have no problem using this exemption."
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