OK, folks. I'm going to weigh in on this controversial topic.
We NEED to maintain free access to vaccine waivers. I know that some of the medicos with whom I am friends may disagree with me, but I have already heard the medical profession's side of this issue.
Now it is MY turn.
There are two very basic reasons why we need to maintain free access to these waivers here in Michigan.
First, is the issue of Constitutionality.
The First Amendment of the US Constitution and Article 1 Sections 2 and 4 of the Michigan Constitution both guarantee freedom of religion - NOT WORSHIP; this is a critical distinction.
First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances," emphasis added.
Article 1 Section 2: "No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws; nor shall any person be denied the enjoyment of his civil or political rights or be discriminated against in the exercise thereof because of religion, race, color or national origin. The legislature shall implement this section by appropriate legislation," emphasis added.
Article 1 Section 4: "Every person shall be at liberty to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. No person shall be compelled to attend, or, against his consent, to contribute to the erection or support of any place of religious worship, or to pay tithes, taxes or other rates for the support of any minister of the gospel or teacher of religion… The civil and political rights, privileges and capacities of no person shall be diminished or enlarged on account of his religious belief," emphasis added.
Our Constitutions guarantee us the right to follow the dictates of our INDIVIDUAL CONSCIENCES with regard to religious belief and practice.
As this applies to this particular issue, many of us believe the Bible teaches, and I have posted regarding this before, that life originates with the creative act of God. We believe, and is taught in the Psalms, that life begins at the moment of conception. Everything necessary for the formation of a new human life is present at that moment, and that life has been ordained by God.
As a result, we refuse to participate in anything related to abortion.
That includes certain vaccines.
As can be seen in the two photos, the following vaccines have their origins in the cells and tissues of aborted babies:
Polio
MMR
Varicella/chicken pox/shingles
Rabies
Hepatitis-A
Cell lines originating in abortion are also in use for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis and severe sepsis.
Of these vaccinations, ethical, non-abortion alternatives are only available for polio and rabies.
Because of this, many of us are going to request vaccination waivers so that we are not forced to participate in the encouragement of abortion by using vaccines having their origins in abortion. We object due to our religious convictions. According to the two Constitutions, we cannot be discriminated against or demeaned in any way for the free exercise of those convictions, nor can our right to practice our religious convictions be limited in any way by the government (
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment).
Second, waivers must be kept freely available due to problems with the SCIENCE underlying these abortion-related vaccines.
Yes, that's right, problems with the medical science.
Of the required vaccinations, box inserts for five of the name brands disclose measurable quantities of human DNA fragments and tissue (accompanying the viruses when harvested for processing) in each dosage. Now, it is not required under federal law that manufacturers disclose this particular information, so it is entirely likely that other vaccines may also contain measurable quantities of human DNA fragments and tissue, but the manufacturer has chosen not to disclose it.
Why is this important?
There is a small body of research that indicates that what is happening with autism spectrum dysfunction is an immune response that causes inflammation of the brain. The research postulates that it is these DNA fragments and quantities of human tissue, remnants of the human tissue matrices upon which the viruses used in the manufacture of vaccines are grown, are foreign proteins that trigger an immune response that, in turn, triggers inflammation of the brain and may lead to autism.
The operating hypothesis of the research stands to reason.
One cannot receive blood transfusions or tissue/organ transplants unless they are appropriately typed to the person receiving it.
Why?
Because transplanting or transfusing an individual with tissue or blood that doesn't match their own blood type can cause an immune response - rejection. Yet, we are supposed to believe that vaccines containing human DNA fragments and tissue can be injected into the bodies of individuals UNIVERSALLY, regardless of the blood type of the recipient, and no immune reaction will occur. This runs completely contrary to established, documented scientific medical research.
As parents, we must maintain the ability to determine what is best for our own children, not because the UN Conference on the Rights of the Child, or the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, or the county health department have made a determination, but because WE as parents, in accordance with our own religious convictions and research, have made that decision. That is our right under both the United States and Michigan Constitutions.
One last thought.
Having a right under the Constitution or a sincerely-held religious conviction
does not give you the right to send your children to school sick.
To the contrary, it means that you have
a responsibility to insure, to the best of your ability, that the practice of your conviction or right doesn't jeopardize the health of those around your children.
Yes, I know this gets difficult considering the need to take time off from work to care for sick children, but that is where God is responsible to meet the resulting need as you faithfully live your conviction. If He has led you to it, He will also provide.
