Religious Exemption Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog

Should Christian Postal Workers Be Required to Deliver on Sundays?

April 24th, 2023

A Christian U.S. Postal Service worker filed a lawsuit after he was forced to deliver packages on Sundays. The case now heads to the Supreme Court, whose decision could massive implications for religious freedom.

Political & Religious Controversy 217 Comments

Muslim, Jewish Firefighters Sue Over Facial Hair Policy

December 2nd, 2022

Should Muslim and Jewish firefighters be forced to keep their faces clean, even though their faith requires they wear beards? A group of firefighters is suing over a policy they say violated their freedom of religion.

Political & Religious Controversy 72 Comments

U.S. Army to Allow Christian Soldier to Grow Beard

August 11th, 2021

For the first time, the U.S. Army will allow a Christian soldier to keep a beard as part of his faith. Similar exceptions have been made in the past for Sikhs and Muslims, but some say everyone should follow the rules.

Political & Religious Controversy 40 Comments

Fired Evangelical Postal Worker Sues USPS Over Requirement He Work Sundays

February 21st, 2020

An evangelical postal worker is suing USPS after he was fired, citing religious persecution. He claims that he should be able to take every Sunday off as a holy day of rest, despite USPS's no-exceptions Sunday policy.

Political & Religious Controversy 53 Comments

Kamala Harris' Civil Rights Record Scrutinized by Sikh Activists

July 4th, 2019

After her take-down of Joe Biden's civil rights record, Kamala Harris is having her own record criticized. Sikh activists are demanding Harris apologize for her defense of a beard ban for guards at California prisons.

Political & Religious Controversy 118 Comments

Army Gives Norse Pagan Soldier Permission to Grow Beard

May 7th, 2019

An unnamed bearded soldier from the 795th Military Police Battalion has apparently been granted the right to preserve his facial hair as a form of worship to Thor, the red-bearded, hammer-wielding Norse god known to travel in a chariot drawn by two massive goats.

Pagan & Wiccan 44 Comments

Unvaccinated Student Sues Over School Ban, Citing Religous Discrimination

March 28th, 2019

In the wake of a severe chickenpox outbreak in Kentucky, a Catholic high school student was barred from playing on the school basketball team when officials discovered he was not vaccinated against the disease.

Political & Religious Controversy 251 Comments

Holy Outbreaks? The Truth About Religious Vaccine Exemption

March 4th, 2019

Health officials are worried the religious exemption for vaccination is causing outbreaks of deadly diseases nationwide. Now lawmakers are fighting to remove that exemption before more people get sick.

Political & Religious Controversy 207 Comments

Anti-Vaccine Mom Realizes Huge Mistake

September 30th, 2016

According to a recent study by the American Academy of Pediatricians, more parents are refusing to vaccinate their kids than ever before. One anti-vaccine mom got a rude awakening recently.

Science & Technology 207 Comments

Anti-Vaccination Mom Claims Religious Exemption

September 21st, 2015

A mother in New York has won her appeal to not vaccinate her child with the MMR vaccine for religious reasons. Her son will be exempt from the vaccination and will be able to attend school without receiving the vaccine.

Political & Religious Controversy 162 Comments

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