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God Doesn’t Want Me Vaccinated

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English - September 20, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - ★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
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Who are the people seeking a religious exemption to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate? What are their religious claims? And how do workplaces decide who has a real claim to belief versus a convenient letter from a pastor-for-hire? 
Guest: Ruth Graham, reporter for the New York Times.  
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Who are the people seeking a religious exemption to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate? What are their religious claims? And how do workplaces decide who has a real claim to belief versus a convenient letter from a pastor-for-hire? 

Guest: Ruth Graham, reporter for the New York Times.  

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