Dear Subscriber,
This news report from Reuters is self-explanatory.
This is a most incredible victory in that a federal judge recognized that our servicemen/women risk their lives for the freedoms our Constitution guarantee, but which freedom (religious) the government wants to deny them despite the price they are willing to pay to protect these freedoms. Let us pray that this is the first or another in a line of decisions to come that will vindicate those protesting the vaccine on religious grounds.
I believe your body is the Temple of God. How you choose to treat your Temple of God can only be a matter between you and God. If you believe that the genetic vaccine, chemicalized food, etc., desecrate your Temple of God, then I would think that if you are forced to imbibe in these exposures violate your 1st amendment protections, amongst others. I do very much like the term “abhorrent” used by this judge.
“””Jan. 3, 2022, 9:42 PM PST / Updated Jan. 3, 2022, 10:16 PM PST
By Reuters
A federal judge on Monday barred the U.S. Department of Defense from punishing a group of Navy SEALs and other special forces members who refused COVID-19 vaccines on religious grounds.
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, acting in response to a lawsuit filed on behalf of 35 special forces service members, issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Navy and Defense Department from enforcing the mandate.
O'Connor, who was appointed to the federal bench in Texas by President George W. Bush, said the Navy had not granted a single religious exemption to the vaccine rule.
“The Navy servicemembers in this case seek to vindicate the very freedoms they have sacrificed so much to protect. The COVID-19 pandemic provides the government no license to abrogate those freedoms,” the judge wrote in a 26-page decision.
The service members had faced a range of military discipline actions for refusing the vaccine. First Liberty Institute, a legal organization dedicated to defending U.S. religious freedoms which represented the plaintiff service members, hailed the ruling as a victory.
“Forcing a service member to choose between their faith and serving their country is abhorrent to the Constitution and America’s values,” said Mike Berry, the institute’s general counsel, said in a written statement.
Pentagon officials could not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters on Monday evening.
The ruling marks the latest salvo in a string of legal fights over Covid-19 vaccine mandates ordered by President Joe Biden that have proven deeply controversial among conservatives.”””
To Your Excellent Health,
Robert Jay Rowen, MD