Health Care Workers Settle COVID Shot Mandate for $10.3 Million

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Jul 29, 2022

“Today, Liberty Counsel settled the nation’s first classwide lawsuit for health care workers over a COVID shot mandate, for more than $10.3 million. The class action settlement against NorthShore University HealthSystem is on behalf of more than 500 current and former health care workers who were unlawfully discriminated against and denied religious exemptions from the COVID shot mandate. The agreed upon settlement was filed today in the federal Northern District Court of Illinois.”
 

https://lc.org/newsroom/details/072922-health-care-workers-settle-covid-shot-mandate-for-dollar103-million-1?fs=e&s=cl&fbclid=IwAR3f5-FNbt_McSHMfES-B8i1W8cuonGAdvc9QqRe-amG4QTC1FOcnHKJxEY

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It's interesting that the health workers suddenly decided that vaccines and employment requirements for vaccinating were against their religious beliefs. And they decided it during a pandemic. They were so convicted in their feelings about the fetal fibroblasts that they refused even the vaccines that didn't utilize the old cell lines... during a pandemic. 

Selfish self righteousness parading as Christianity is going to take a toll on growth of the church...

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1 hour ago, toomuchbaloney said:

It's interesting that the health workers suddenly decided that vaccines and employment requirements for vaccinating were against their religious beliefs. And they decided it during a pandemic. They were so convicted in their feelings about the fetal fibroblasts that they refused even the vaccines that didn't utilize the old cell lines... during a pandemic. 

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Not really, considering that a religious exemption had the greatest chance of being approved, and the least chance of being challenged.

I have no issues with someone claiming a religious exemption.  However, as this is an affirmative defense, the onus of proof that this is indeed a sincerely and deeply held belief should be on the applicant.  He or she should have to demonstrate that this was a long held belief, and that the have abstained from using other products derived from the objectionable technology.

I have to admit, following some of the decisions allowing our service members to object, this doesn't surprise me.

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As someone pointed out months ago, if someone never claimed religious exemption for flu or Hep vaccines they shouldn’t be allowed to claim it for this one. 

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On 8/9/2022 at 4:26 AM, T-Bird78 said:

As someone pointed out months ago, if someone never claimed religious exemption for flu or Hep vaccines they shouldn’t be allowed to claim it for this one. 

They might argue religious opposition to the Covid vaccine is different because their religion, MAGAism, didn't exist yet when flu and hep vaccines first came out.

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On 8/5/2022 at 12:55 PM, toomuchbaloney said:

Selfish self righteousness parading as Christianity is going to take a toll on growth of the church...

that's your concern? the growth of the church?  This scares me. 

 

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13 hours ago, mmc51264 said:

that's your concern? the growth of the church?  This scares me. 

 

Gee. Did I say that was my concern or did I simply make a statement?

Your reading comprehension scares me.

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On 11/2/2022 at 7:52 AM, toomuchbaloney said:

Gee. Did I say that was my concern or did I simply make a statement?

Your reading comprehension scares me.

Concerned enough that you thought it was important to post. Your defensiveness scares me. 

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On 11/7/2022 at 11:00 AM, mmc51264 said:

Concerned enough that you thought it was important to post. Your defensiveness scares me. 

Your irrational fear and the need to comment upon it concerns me...

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6 hours ago, toomuchbaloney said:

Your irrational fear and the need to comment upon it concerns me...

what in the actual fluff are you talking about???? what irrational fear do I have?? 

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42 minutes ago, mmc51264 said:

what in the actual fluff are you talking about???? what irrational fear do I have?? 

You imagined that I was defensive and then said that the imagined defensiveness scared you.  

Maybe you'll be less confused if you stick with commenting upon the topic rather than your feelings about my comments. 

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