Wisconsin | November 14, 2021
Aaron Rodgers Returns After COVID-19 Diagnosis, Vaccine Comments
Wisconsin | November 14, 2021
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers returned to the field Sunday following his COVID-19 diagnosis and comments questioning the efficacy of vaccines and mandates.
Rodgers, a three-time NFL Most Valuable Player, was placed on the COVID-19 and injury list earlier this month after he was diagnosed with COVID-19, the illness caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. He missed last week’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs after the diagnosis.
With second-year quarterback Jordan Love replacing Rodgers, the Packers lost 7-13 to the Chiefs.
During an interview with former punter Pat McAfee more than a week ago, Rodgers confirmed he wasn’t vaccinated against the virus and questioned the efficacy of vaccines if they allow the transmission of the virus. Peer-reviewed studies have shown that fully vaccinated individuals can spread the virus to other fully vaccinated people, although federal health officials have claimed that the vaccine protects against severe disease and hospitalization… (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
Oklahoma | November 14, 2021
Oklahoma Guard leader: Troops won’t be forced to take the COVID-19 vaccine
Oklahoma | November 14, 2021
The Pentagon is reviewing a request from Oklahoma’s governor for an exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for National Guard troops. For now, Gov. Kevin Stitt says the troops in his state won’t be forced to get the shot, citing his authority over them in all cases except when they are under federal jurisdiction. Unlike the Army and Air Force reserves, the National Guard has a federal and a state mission — and a sometimes competing command structure… (Excerpts from the Washington Times)
California | November 12, 2021
California School District Votes To Defy State’s Vaccine Mandate
California | November 12, 2021
A school district in California voted unanimously to defy the state’s pending COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students and staff.
The Board of Trustees of the Calaveras Unified School District, which is comprised of ten schools and serves more than 2,800 students, voted 5-0 not to “support, enforce or comply with” the mandate, which is still pending. The board announced its decision to parents via Facebook. The vote applies to both students and staff. The board also moved to put the topics of mask mandates and testing protocols for COVID-19 on the agenda for the board’s upcoming meeting on November 23… (Excerpts from the Daily Wire)
District of Columbia | November 10, 2021
Over 2 dozen Navy SEALs sue Biden admin. over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
District of Columbia | November 10, 2021
A group of about 35 U.S. Navy personnel, including 26 Navy SEALs, have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration and the U.S. Department of Defense over the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The lawsuit filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas names President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, the U.S. Defense Department, and Secretary of the Navy Carlos del Toro as defendants.
In addition to the 26 Navy SEALs, plaintiffs also include five U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewmen, three U.S. Navy Divers and one U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician.
The complaint argues that the Navy fails to provide an adequate exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for those with sincerely held religious objections… (Excerpts from the Christian Post)
Illinois | November 10, 2021
Illinois amends religious freedom law to prevent people from skirting vaccine mandates
Illinois | November 10, 2021
The governor of Illinois has signed a new law designed to prevent people from using a decades-old religious liberty law to avoid complying with coronavirus vaccine mandates.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1169 into law Monday to clarify that the state’s Health Care Right of Conscience Act can’t be used to challenge coronavirus vaccination requirements or other actions taken by employers or businesses to “prevent contraction or transmission of COVID-19.”
In a statement, the Democrat indicated that the measure, which takes effect June 1, is designed to ensure that the law “cannot be abused or misinterpreted to jeopardize workplace safety.”
Pritzker described “masks, vaccines, and testing requirements” as “lifesaving measures that keep our workplaces and communities safe.” He praised the General Assembly for “ensuring that the Health Care Right of Conscience Act is no longer wrongly used against institutions who are putting safety and science first.” … (Excerpts from the Christian Post)
District of Columbia | November 10, 2021
Biden admin. to rescind Trump-era religious exemptions for federal contractors
District of Columbia | November 10, 2021
The Biden administration has proposed narrowing the religious exemptions to federal discrimination law given to entities that contract with the federal government, which currently allows them to uphold religious convictions in certain hiring decisions.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, a U.S. Department of Labor division, has proposed rescinding a federal contractor rule adopted under President Donald Trump in 2020.
In the proposed rule change, published in the Federal Register Tuesday, the OFCCP argued that the Trump administration rule was too broad compared to previous administrations and ran afoul of discrimination measures governing federal contractors…. (Excerpts from the Christian Post)