US Military still has yet to Approve A Religious Exemptions to DOD Vaccine Mandate.

COVID-19 mandates have been derailed and reinstated, yet the US military has yet to approve a single religious exception.

Lawyers for troops seeking exemptions claim the military is in violation of the United States Constitution and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and they are requesting that the courts intervene.

“It’s now the point where I think we can call it what it is. It appears to be blatant religious discrimination when the military has now conceded, both publicly and in court filings I should say, that they have approved multiple numerous medical and administrative exemptions but yet they have refused to approve any religious accommodations,” Mike Berry, an attorney with First Liberty Institute, told The Epoch Times.

“That’s textbook definition of religious discrimination,” he added.

According to an Epoch Times assessment, military branches have awarded a total of 12,109 medical or administrative exemptions. Despite the fact that hundreds of religious exemptions have been denied, spokespeople for each branch reported this week that zero religious exemptions had been given.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered troops to have the COVID-19 vaccine in August, citing it as a matter of military readiness. The dates for being vaccinated or applying for an exemption were then set by each branch. All active-duty personnel’ deadlines have gone. Except for the Air Force, reserve components have later deadlines.

Service members who have applied for religious exemptions say they’ve been advised it’s worthless to do so. Some people have hired lawyers and filed lawsuits against the federal government.

Last month, the First Liberty Institute filed a lawsuit on behalf of dozens of Navy sailors, saying that the Biden administration broke federal law by refusing to offer religious exemptions to troops. Liberty Counsel has filed a second complaint on the same grounds.

The lawsuits have so far failed to prevent the rule from taking effect, however judges have questioned why the military has denied hundreds of requests while granting none.

Based on current data, U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday, a George W. Bush nominee, wrote in an order last month that plaintiffs’ claim that the military’s processes for adjudicating religious exemption requests “will inevitably result in the undifferentiated (and thus unlawful under RFRA) denial of each service member’s request” is “quite plausible.”

Merryday did not grant the suing troops’ request for a preliminary injunction, but he did compel the Pentagon to give the court with details on religious exemption petitions starting Jan. 7, 2022. He also hinted that an injunction could be issued at a later date.

Berry is hoping that the courts will step in. He claimed that the military’s treatment of troops “shows that it now believes it is above the law.”

According to military sources, no service members with outstanding exemption petitions will suffer retaliation. They also claim to be abiding by the RFRA and other relevant legislation.

“Religious exemptions are usually uncommon,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters earlier this month, adding that “this has absolutely nothing to do with trampling on our men and women in uniform’s religious liberty.”

Kirby instructed reporters to contact each branch, claiming that exemption requests are not handled centrally.

A Navy spokesperson, Priscilla Rodriguez, told The Epoch Times that the branch “supports and respects the beliefs and religious practices of our Sailors” in an emailed statement.

The truth is, this is the first display of religious exemption data because they know that there are real, hard working Americans who have been displaced. So they don’t want to give the people a pedestal to stand on, they want to keep everyone affected by the medical tyranny very quiet. Are we to seriously believe that nobody has anything to say about this? People in the public eye are scared to speak out, because fans are fickle. Never mind your social status when your God given rights are being stripped of you. Anyone can take a look out there and know that it’s time to work on your relationship with God. Because in the blink of an eye everything that we have can be taken from us.

This is an unfortunate time to be a service member, because people’s families and livelihoods are at stake while this war is waged over our heads. Globalization will inevitably bring out the anti-Christ, and the truth is technology has come far enough to carry out a globalist agenda. What we’re seeing right now is the beast system shaking off those who it wishes to persecute. Prayer for everyone impacted by this medical tyranny is of utmost importance during these trying times. Stay inquisitive in the word of God, and the world around you.

President Biden’s spending bill, which is overwhelmingly supported by Democrats, abolishes the longstanding Hyde Amendment, which protects American taxpayers from paying for abortions.

Alliance Defending Freedom’s attorney Zack Pruitt argued that by supporting President Biden’s spending bill, they’re participating in an assault on religious rights. Congressional democrats confirmed “how aligned they are with the radical Left’s agenda by voting in favor of a bill that mandates taxpayer funding of abortion and may force faith-based childcare providers out of the system.”

Meanwhile, critics have also been pressuring the Biden administration to appoint a special ambassador to lead the International Religious Freedom Act. Knox Thames of Religion News called upon the government to confirm Rashad Hussain, President Biden’s nominee for ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom before the holidays, as the post had been empty since the end of the Trump administration this year. He argued that this post must be filled “to ensure American values and interests remain at the forefront of the religious freedom fight.”

It’s worth noting, however, that Hussain was recently asked how he would be able to protect the religious freedoms of everyone, especially considering how he as a Muslim has professed to abide by Sharia law, which persecutes people of other faiths -particularly Christians- and those who get converted from the Muslim faith into Christianity.

In an open letter organized by the Save the Persecuted Christians Coalition, several questions were brought to the table concerning the intentions of Mr. Hussain. The questions seek to clarify, among other things, how President Obama’s special envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), whose devotion to Islam prompted him to memorize the entire Koran, will address threats to the religious liberty of non-Muslims, a right not recognized by the Islamic doctrine of Sharia. For example, the letter asks:

“In light of differences in the understanding of personal rights and freedoms under Sharia rules versus those protected under international laws concerning human rights and religious freedom, what standard would you advocate for when issues arise affecting the freedom of non-Muslims to practice their faiths – especially in Muslim-majority nations – if confirmed as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom?”

Pertaining to Mr. Hussain’s ties to the OIC, the letter also asks:

“Sharia law is sometimes interpreted to permit faithful Muslims to punish and even kill those who blaspheme against Islam. In your testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, you professed a commitment to work against blasphemy laws. Yet, the OIC historically has championed such laws as part of their efforts to “criminalize” criticism of Islam. If confirmed as AAL for IRF, would you expressly reject the OIC’s Sharia-blasphemy agenda and seek the repeal of blasphemy laws worldwide?”

in addition, the 124 signatories inquired upon Mr. Hussain’s views pertaining to the Sharia-supremacist Muslim Brotherhood by asking:

“Do you believe that groups promoting the positions of the Muslim Brotherhood should be able to freely interact with and influence the U.S. government – notably at the White House, the National Security Council, and the State Department, including with the Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom (OIRF) and the office of the Ambassador at Large for IRF?”

In light of Mr. Hussain’s involvement in promoting the false narrative of Benghazi, the letter asks:

In your capacity as Special Envoy to the OIC, you were among the U.S. officials who promoted on September 12, 2012, the false narrative that the murderous and pre-planned jihadist attack in Benghazi which resulted in the death of the US Ambassador to Libya and others was actually a spontaneous – and, by implication, an understandable – response to an anti-Islam video with, as you put it, “disgusting images.” Do you repudiate that position today?

The open letter’s signers respectfully request that Mr. Hussain respond to their questions before the U.S. Senate is asked to vote on his nomination.

Save The Persecuted Christians‘ mission statement is as follows, “Save the Persecuted Christians is a grassroots movement to save lives and save souls. We educate the public on anti-Christian violence and enlist their help in: supporting those harmed for their faith in Jesus; holding those responsible accountable; and securing significant penalties on state and non-state persecutors of Christians.”

So clearly they’ve got Mr. Hussain on the hot plate right now, but the mainstream media has nothing to say about the questionable things going on in our nation as usual. All the pawns are being put in place to asphyxiate followers of Christ. America lost its morals after this pandemic. Christian teachings are a threat to secularism, centralized governmental power and the valueless entertainment industry, which funds a lot of Democrat campaigns and liberal groups. Not to mention The World Economic Forum is casting its shadow on America; Budging the democratic party to adhere to a globalist agenda. This is foreshadowing of persecution and tribulation yet to come, stay inquisitive in the word of God, and the world around you.