Religious Exemptions Beyond Religious Curiosities? - First Things

Religious Exemptions Beyond Religious Curiosities? - First Things

On July 21, plaintiffs in Kane v. City of New York asked the Supreme Court to review the case, which involves a narrowly constructed religious exemption to the Big Apple’s Covid vaccine mandate for public education employees.   In the aftermath of Covid, New York required all public school teachers and staff to submit to vaccination or be fired. The mandate incorporated religious exemptions for Christian Scientists. It also exempted faiths whose…