I have to agree. The government has a right and a responsibility to protect public security.

We all live our lives based on our interpretation of what we see/hear around us.  That does not make our opinions right or wrong.  Our opinions, which are derived from what we see, hear and experience, are valid for only ourselves.  I would never expect either of you to change your opinion based on what my opinion is.  Neither would I denigrate you based on your opinion.  

Acceptance of other people simply because they are human would, IN MY OPINION, lower the amount of inhumanity we all live with.

Example:  Czoe:  I think what you are saying is refusal to be vaxed based on use of fetal issue is invalid.  I happen to agree with you.  What I offered was, IN MY OPINION, the only reason I could think of for a religious exemption.  Was there something else?

Jenifer:  "This implies that people who agree with the mandates can't think for themselves."  No, it states I make my own decisions.  It implies nothing else.  What you are stating is your interpretation of what I think.  
 

katiek2 said:

Example: Czoe: I think what you are saying is refusal to be vaxed based on use of fetal issue is invalid. I happen to agree with you. What I offered was, IN MY OPINION, the only reason I could think of for a religious exemption. Was there something else?

I really don't know or understand what other kind of religious exception there could be. I was thinking about my former neighbors, Scientologists or something that wouldn't get their children vaccinated for anything. And all the people promoting stuff like horse dewormer.

Milk maids in England were renowned for their beautiful unblemished skin, because, it turns out, they had been exposed to cow pox, which gave them some immunity against the skin ravaging small pox virus.

Hey, maybe I could start a business for anti-vaxers. "Don't get the small pox vaccine for your kids. Take them to our Pet A Cow Farm Tour!"

That wouldn't work, though, because most farmers vax their cows against the pox.