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REL 101 Arizona State University Religious Exemptions to Vaccines Paper

 

Purpose

This response paper provides a space for you to practice using the ideas and concepts introduced in the early weeks of the course (e.g. religious freedom, religion/state relations, 

Overview and Content

Are there plausible religious exemptions from COVID19 vaccine mandates or not? Why or why not? What are the appropriate criteria for evaluating the legitimacy of religious exemptions to vaccines? 

These articles present information about the history of religious exemptions to vaccines in the United States and considers contemporary debates about exemptions to COVID19 vaccine mandates. Based on your close reading of either or both of these articles, how would you respond? Your response paper should be informed by the terms, concepts, and information presented in the early modules of this course. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/09/20/doubters-push-religious-exemptions-coronavirus-vaccination-may-not-work/ (Links to an external site.) 

https://newrepublic.com/article/163779/covid-anti-vaccine-religious-exemption (Links to an external site.)