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'''Religious exemption''' is a right in Federal law (if not in the First Amendment itself) to not be required to do certain things which go against one's [[Religion|religious]] viewpoints. Four states have repealed religious exemptions to [[vaccine]]s: California, Connecticut, Maine, and New York.<ref>

'''Religious exemption''' is a right in Federal law (if not in the First Amendment itself) to not be required to do certain things which go against one's [[Religion|religious]] viewpoints. Four states have repealed religious exemptions to [[vaccine]]s: California, Connecticut, Maine, and New York.<ref>

[[Mississippi]] had banned a religious exemption but in 2023 a federal judge ordered it to allow one [https://www.ncsl.org/health/state-non-medical-exemptions-from-school-immunization-requirements].</ref> In May 2025, the Republican West Virginia governor issued an executive order requiring that state to allow a religious exemption from vaccination.<ref>https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/05/09/morrisey-issues-guidance-for-religious-exemptions-to-school-vaccine-requirements/#:~:text=West%20Virginia%20Gov.%20Patrick%20Morrisey%20on%20Friday,exemptions%20to%20the%20state's%20school%20immunization%20requirements.</ref>

[[Mississippi]] had banned a religious exemption but in 2023 a federal judge ordered it to allow one [https://www.ncsl.org/health/state-non-medical-exemptions-from-school-immunization-requirements].</ref> In January 2025, the Republican West Virginia governor issued an executive order requiring that state to allow a religious exemption from vaccination.<ref>{{cquote|In a Jan. 14 executive order, Morrisey directed the State Health Officer and the Bureau for Public Health to establish a process for religious exemptions and come up with necessary rules and legislation to facilitate them. ... State lawmakers rejected a bill that would have established religious exemptions in state code. The measure, Senate Bill 460, passed in the Senate but was rejected by the House of Delegates with a vote of 42 yeas and 56 nays. [https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/05/09/morrisey-issues-guidance-for-religious-exemptions-to-school-vaccine-requirements/#:~:text=West%20Virginia%20Gov.%20Patrick%20Morrisey%20on%20Friday,exemptions%20to%20the%20state's%20school%20immunization%20requirements.]</ref>

For example, a person who is a [[Seventh Day Adventist]] (and therefore, observes Saturday as the Sabbath) may request an exemption to not be required to work on Saturdays.  The employee may offer an alternative, such as to work on Sunday instead.

For example, a person who is a [[Seventh Day Adventist]] (and therefore, observes Saturday as the Sabbath) may request an exemption to not be required to work on Saturdays.  The employee may offer an alternative, such as to work on Sunday instead.