Finally - A Vaccine Against Religion! - With POLL

[What Would Jesus Do?]

That's what I thought this video was about when I saw the abbreviated headline in the YouTube sidebar.

Turns out, it's an interesting discussion about the religious exemption for people who don't want vaccines or other medical treatments.

The video mentions that there are only 5 states that do not have a religious exemption:
-California
-Connecticut
-Maine
-New York
-Minnesota (sort of)

Note, it's not about medical exemptions to vaccines, which the participants don't mind.

 

[FLaw47]

I don't think there should be any religious exemptions for anything that would otherwise be illegal. Freedom of Religion should only be to prevent discrimination for having and/or practicing a religion that is not otherwise running afoul of a social interest. I understand that "social interest" is pretty vague, so I do think that reasonable accommodations should be required. Exempting someone from a vaccine, being immune to employment laws, or letting your child die because you don't want them in a hospital that also serves unwed mothers are not reasonable.

EDIT: For extra context, I don't think any religion should be allowed to use an illegal substance just because of their faith - I think we should all be allowed to use them.