Wed Oct 27, 2021 – 3:49 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The Middle District Court of Florida is slated to hear arguments next month on whether to block the Biden administration to force COVID-19 vaccines on American soldiers.
In August, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directed the secretaries of all military departments to “immediately begin full [COVID] vaccination of all members of the Armed Forces,” and “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.” President Joe Biden has dismissed concerns that such mandates will force a significant number of Americans to leave or not apply for critical jobs.
In response, Liberty Counsel has filed a class action suit against Biden and Austin as well as a motion to block the mandate on behalf of more than a dozen individuals representing all five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, including officers, chaplains, National Guardsmen, and Navy SEALs, as well as civilian contractors who work with the Department of Defense.
The suits argue that being forced to take one of the COVID vaccines violates the plaintiff’s religious liberty as protected by the First Amendment, as well as the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. It cites the fact that all three of
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