By Andre Wang
Legal Counsel, North Pacific Union Conference
Recently, the North Pacific Union office of public affairs and religious liberty has heard from many people who are seeking to find ways to avoid the vaccine mandates that public and private employers are beginning to enact.
Customarily, church members can get religious exemption letters for matters such as Sabbath accommodation in the workplace or schools. However, because the official position of the Seventh-day Adventist Church supports vaccinations, your local Adventist church, conference or union is not able to provide you an official exemption letter.
If you are seeking a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination, there are four important things to keep in mind.
Keep these four points in mind as you seek a religious exemption in the workplace. Even if you are granted an exemption, you need to be aware that your job will likely change in some way.
This article is from the North Pacific Union Conference. The original story can be found here.
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