Judge Blocks Military From Discharging Marines Who Object to COVID Vaccine Mandate on Religious Grounds

Judge Blocks Military From Discharging Marines Who Object to COVID Vaccine Mandate on Religious Grounds
United States Marines register their details as they queue to receive the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at Camp Hansen in Kin, Japan on April 28, 2021. Carl Court/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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Hundreds of U.S. Marines who have had their requests for religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate denied by the military branch are safe from discharge for now, after a ruling on Aug. 18 by a federal judge.

The Marines have failed to adhere to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which requires the federal government to prove that a compelling governmental interest requires a certain action and that no less restrictive alternatives exist, U.S. District Judge Steve Merryday, a George. H.W. Bush appointee, ruled.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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