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https://noqreport.com/2021/08/26/washington-state-inserts-gotcha-question-into-covid-injection-religious-exemption-requests/

State officials on Wednesday published new guidance for public school faculty and staffers who plan to seek a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine as the deadline for the required vaccinations nears.

A new form was released that asks several questions for those who are applying for the exemption.

The form’s questions to state workers include:

“You assert that you have a sincerely held religious belief or religious conviction that prevents you from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.. Yes or no?”
The second question is the most controversial. “You affirm/agree that you have never received a vaccine or medicine from a health care provider as an adult. Yes or no.”
“The purpose of this question is to understand whether there was a history of declining medical treatment or vaccination based on an applicant’s religious belief,” Gov. Jay Inslee’s office said. “If they answer no, the HR professionals would engage in follow up questions to better understand the person’s history, such as demonstrating changes they have made as an adult based on those beliefs.”