Freedom of Religion-United Solutions (FOR-US) offers religious institutions the “most up-to-date information and educational documents regarding religious views on vaccination.”
QUICK FACTS:
- FOR-US is a non-profit organization that connects with churches, temples, mosques, and other religious establishments across the U.S. in order to to “educate congregations on the importance of the religious exemption,” according to the organization’s website.
- Their focus is on “building a nationwide coalition” of religious leaders who desire to protect religious liberties.
- FOR-US also aims to “create new legislation allowing for the freedom to opt out of a liability-free, pharmaceutical product.”
- The organization believes there is a “concerted, nationwide effort by U.S. government officials to remove religious exemptions from state laws” that will ultimately limit “the choice to opt out of vaccinations.”
- FOR-US relies on donations to perform outreach, education, and deliver presentations.
WHAT KIND OF EXEMPTION FORMS FOR-US OFFERS:
- FOR-US offers a “Religious Exemption” form meant to be used for businesses, medical procedures, and domestic travel.
- FOR-US also offers a religious exemption form meant to be used in private schools.
- They also offer adults an exemption for college or work settings.
- They offer an exemption for a children’s school setting.
- FOR-US also offers adult exemptions in Spanish.
- And they offer an exemption for a children’s shool, in Spanish.
BACKGROUND:
- The Rutherford Institute recently posted a fact sheet online enumerating the rights of individuals who want to refuse to take the experimental Covid-19 vaccine, according to World Net Daily.
- The institute also posted a sample letter to give to employers.
- Constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead—president of The Rutherford Institute— said, “For good or bad, COVID-19 has changed the way we navigate the world and the way in which ‘we the people’ exercise our rights. As a result, we find ourselves grappling with issues that touch on deep-seated moral, political, religious and personal questions for which there may be no clear-cut answers.”
- Whitehead went on to say, “One thing is clear, however: while the courts may defer to the government’s brand of Nanny State authoritarianism, we still have rights. The government may try to abridge those rights, it may refuse to recognize them, it may even attempt to nullify them, but it cannot erase them.”
Jon Fleetwood is Managing Editor for American Faith.
