Resources
Note: This document is not meant to be legal advice but is provided for informational purposes only. We recommend that you seek the advice of an attorney in your state for legal advice.
The following resources are offered for review by persons seeking religious accommodations to vaccine mandates:
Joe Carter, The FAQs: Are Fetal Cells Being Used in COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments?, The Gospel Coalition (Nov. 18, 2020)
LinkJoe Carter & Justin Smith, Explainer: Vaccines and aborted human fetal tissue, ERLC (Feb. 5, 2015)
LinkAmerica's Frontline Doctors, Aborted fetal cells and vaccines – a scandal much bigger than Pfizer’s whistleblower ever imagined
LinkU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Moral Considerations Regarding the New COVID-19 Vaccines 4–5 (Dec. 11, 2020)
LinkRev. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., Moral Guidance on Using COVID-19 Vaccines Developed with Human Fetal Cell Lines, Public Discourse (May 26,2020)
LinkAlbert Mohler, Vaccines and the Christian Worldview: Principles for Christian Thinking in the Context of COVID (Dec. 14, 2020)
LinkNoah Y. Kim, What the Catholic Church has said about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Tampa Bay Times (Updated Mar. 9, 2021)
LinkDavid Prentice, PhD, Immunizing Conscience, Christian Med. & Dental Ass’n (May 18, 2020)
LinkRussell Moore, Is the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Unethical? (Mar. 3, 2021)
LinkJohn Piper, Can I Take a Vaccine Made from Aborted Babies, Desiring God (Jan 4., 2021)
LinkBishop J. Strickland (@Bishopoftyler), Twitter (Apr. 19, 2021)
LinkColo. Cath. Conference, A letter from the bishops of Colorado on COVID-19 vaccine mandates, Denver Cath. (Aug. 6, 2021)
LinkCongregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note on the morality of using some anti-Covid-19 vaccines (Dec. 21, 2020)
LinkChristian Med. & Dental Ass’n, Vaccines and Conscience Protection
LinkDiocese of Arlington, Frequently Asked Questions Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines (Mar. 2, 2021)
LinkMichael J. OLoughlin, Do not give religious exemptions for Covid vaccines, New York archdiocese tells its priests, America (Aug. 3, 2021)
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