NOT SO FAST. One article does not a religion make. For instance, the Jehovah Witnesses do not allow medical transfusions. One could argue that injecting foreign blood and foreign substances could overlap in many areas. Further, the Child Abuse Prevention Treatment Act of 1996 legislates that there was no federal requirement that a child must be provided “medical service or treatment against the religious beliefs of the parent or legal guardian." It says nothing about those religious beliefs having to be organized.
First Amendment free exercise of religion is in question when medical care is refused due to religious beliefs. Courts must balance religious rights and child welfare.
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These issues stem from a transfusion of blood, but we know that these vaccines are made in part from the bodies of fetuses which contained blood. Then there is also the Church of Christ.
Prayer instead of medical treatment: Christian Science and Jehovah's Witnesses
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Then there are the Mormons and Islam:
Learn all about how other denominations that are also against blood transfusions and medical treatment, in some cases.
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Let's not also not forget the Amish, Seven-Day Adventists, Hindus, Sikhs, and Christian Scientists:
Indeed, all of the following churches and movements have religious beliefs against some, most forms or all forms of medical care.
- Followers of Christ
- Faith Assembly
- Church of the Firstborn
- Christian Science
- Faith Tabernacle
- End Time Ministries
- The Believers’ Fellowship
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Church of God of the Union Assembly
- Church of God (certain congregations)
- First Century Gospel Church
- Full Gospel Deliverance Church
- Faith Temple Doctoral Church of Christ in God
- Jesus through Jon and Judy
- Christ Miracle Healing Center
- Northeast Kingdom Community Church
- Christ Assembly
- The Source
- “No Name” Fellowship
- The Body
- 1 Mind Ministries
- Twelve Tribes
- Born in Zion Ministry
The churches and movements listed below have religious beliefs against some or most forms of medical care. For articles on specific cases and issues involving many of these, see the By denomination page. Followers of Christ Faith Assembly Church of … Continue reading →
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So don't try to blow your bullshit past us. That doesn't even preclude the existence of PERSONAL religions. Too bad the state only recognizes ORGANIZED religions. It is possible to have personal religious beliefs-- -- call them beliefs or faiths, but one cannot preclude their existence nor validity just because of the number of people attached to them.
And that doesn't even touch upon the fact that the state has no legal right to force a person to undergo a medical procedure against their wishes. Nor can any doctor make a summary conclusion that any given medical procedure is safe for everyone irregardless of personal circumstances! If they can force you to get a vaccine for something you don't want and might not even need, then they can force a woman not to have an abortion.
You can't have it both ways.