Michigan school: Wearing masks would violate "sincerely held religious beliefs"

[Nevilledog]

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philip lewis
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Jul 19, 2021
A Michigan school says requiring students to wear masks in classrooms would violate “sincerely held religious beliefs” because they say humans were made in the image of God, and masks shield that image from being seen.

https://michiganradio.org/post/federal-appeals-court-consider-whether-michigan-students-can-be-required-wear-masks…
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Helen Kennedy
@HelenKennedy
Someone please ask them why they require the godly glory of human genitals to be shielded from view?
12:59 PM · Jul 19, 2021

https://www.michiganradio.org/post/federal-appeals-court-consider-whether-michigan-students-can-be-required-wear-masks

On Wednesday, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on whether requiring Michigan students to wear masks in classrooms violates their constitutional rights.

The case involves a Catholic elementary school – Lansing-based Resurrection School – which contends that any state mandate that children age five and older wear a mask in classrooms is unconstitutional.

The school says such a rule would violate “sincerely held religious beliefs” because they say humans were made in the image of God, and masks shield that image from being seen.

They also allege requiring masks poses a health or learning problem for students who have allergies, difficulty breathing, or trouble being understood when they talk through a face covering.

*snip*

[PSPS]

10. It's not "Vanity over human lives," it's "dear leader over human lives"

[Progressive Jones]

2. Possibly the most stupid argument against masks. It's always "religious beliefs" with these people.

They just don't want to follow societal norms and the rule of law.

[jmbar2]

3. It never occurred from me that people who wear masks are unChristian

-Scuba divers
-Welders
-Surgeons
-Dentists
-Rescuers
-Sick people
-Chemical technicians
-Nail technicians
-Firefighters
-EMS personnel
-tank cleaners

So many ungodly people...

[multigraincracker]

4. I'd like to see their

valid image of God. Not a man made one.

[SammyWinstonJack]

19. LOL! Was thinking the same.

[Yonnie3]

5. Genitalia must also have been made the same way.

Why are the children not nude?

[The Magistrate]

6. Ms. Kennedy Makes A Sound Point, Ma'am

Sincerely held or no, religious beliefs past a certain point must be accounted delusions presenting such a prospect of harm to oneself or others that they warrant state intervention in the interests of public peace and safety.


"If you talk to God, that's prayer. If God talks to you, that's psychosis."

[stillcool]

7. Catholic school...doing what they do best

go forth and prey on.

There is currently no mandate in the state of Michigan that requires children to wear masks in school. Michigan health officials have recommended that students and faculty wear masks at school, though it’s up to individual districts to set their own rules regarding safety protocols against COVID-19.

The superintendent of Detroit’s Public Schools Community District, for one, says at the moment they plan to require masks indoors unless everyone in a room is vaccinated. Children under age 12 are not yet eligible to receive a vaccine.

[SoCalDavidS]

8. Then Kids Should Be Allowed To Show Up Nude

Since we're made in God's image, we should be allowed to let it ALL HANG OUT.

God gave us Penises, Vaginas & Breasts, so why should we be forced to wear clothes, or shoes, when entering establishments.

IT'S A VIOLATION OF MY FREEDOMS!!

[moondust]

9. And sunglasses?

Swimming goggles?
Baseball helmets?
Cowboy hats?
...

Those things have been around for a looooong time. Where was the outcry?

[Blue_true]

27. Like several DU members have pointed out, we were born nude.

Using the logic of the leaders of that school, us wearing clothes to cover our nudity violates the image that god made us in. Maybe we all should just start wearing fig leaves over our genitals. Supposedly god was ok with Adam and Eve wearing a fig leaf, but said nothing about clothing that cover the whole body.

[roamer65]

12. 🦠

I like these morons.

Delta.

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. Not according to St. Theresa of Avila

But the design of the habits of the many orders of nuns has varied over the ages. During various times in history it has been practices among some orders to have their nuns to also veil their faces. Today this tradition is very uncommon and only a few orders mandates this practice.

Most of the times the nuns used veils similar to the burqa used by some Muslim women. They used to pull their ordinary veil down to their chins to cover their faces. Some even wore their veils all down to their chests.

The nuns did this every time they went outside the convent or had to meet persons from the outside. In 1561 St. Theresa of Avila wrote a letter were she outlined the rules for the convents she intended to start. Among other things,she was very explicit about the use of face veils among her nuns: “There will be no more than fifteen nuns in it, who will practice very strict enclosure, never going out or allowing themselves to be seen without veils covering their faces.”

The following is written by Father Kieran Kavanaugh in his introduction to The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila: “In one of its religious uses the veil became the sign of consecrated woman. In Teresa’s time it caused no surprise or annoyance to see nuns with their faces veiled; this was often done by other women as well when they ventured into the streets.”
...
Over the years several orders of nuns have used different styles of veils to conceal their faces. Elizabeth Kuhns writes in her book ’The Habit’ that some nuns used a hood with only a narrow opening for the eyes. Among some orders of nuns, even niqab-style veils have been used.

https://goldenbridgeinmate39.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/veiled-nuns/

[Pas-de-Calais]

14. Love the one reply

Coronavirus 20:19

[OilemFirchen]

15. For shame!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

16. Too bad. Keep religious views out of Public Schools...

With the Delta variant running rampant amongst the unvaccinated, everyone must adhere to the protocols in order to keep others safe.

[Deuxcents]

17. It is been said

Your eyes are the key to the soul. Wearing masks don’t cover eyes..or our hearts n souls. I’m sure god knows the difference..or so it’s been said. This is absolute crap. Do they really want to put children in harms way? And the parents approve? Yep.. take away the tax benefits .. I’m not wanting to pay for Stone Age doctrines

[Takket]

18. my wife just pointed out that Biblically speaking...

MEN were made in the image of God, women were made to "reflect the glory of mankind"

so should only the girls be allowed to wear masks?

[LuvLoogie]

20. I don't think Ms. Kennedy's quip is quite the pwning of the cons she thinks it is.

[Nevilledog]

21. Do tell..

[LuvLoogie]

26. I doubt most parents or people with children in their charge would make such a statement.

Nor would they think it clever.

[Ilsa]

22. I wonder if the school administrators are okay

with surgeons not wearing masks, gloves, or even clothing when they operate on them or their loved ones?

[smirkymonkey]

23. Uh, so like, then what's up with the Klan?

[KentuckyWoman]

24. I don't understand the basis of the lawsuit.

There is not a mask mandate in Michigan for private schools.

[Solly Mack]

25. Resurrection School courts death.

Perhaps the name is more about the training than anything else.

No graduates but plenty of Es for effort.

Of course it is sad.

[jmowreader]

28. It also occurs to me...

…that casket lids also shield that image from being seen.

[gratuitous]

29. Exodus 34:33

But that's probably not relevant here.