There have been ideas bandied about recently pertaining to the possible formation of a religious organization. This organization might be seeking to exercise protection from Covid1984 tyranny through the religion clause of the First Amendment. To quote a recent email that was sent out from the 802Freedom Team- "This initiative results from a spiritual uprising, which occurred during the Covid19 pandemic, and from a desire to seek religious protection from government overreach. We have few preconceived ideas of what this “church” will be."
Personally, I believe that having an organized group with well reasoned and clearly codified beliefs that support the freedom we desire may be helpful as it will be something greater than our mere personal ideology that we will be able to point to and say, "see, others believe as I do. I am not making this up on the spot. I adhere to an organized belief system. I am not a lone nut." Despite corruption and erosion of the constitution, it is still the highest law of the land and religion enjoys some of the highest protection from the overreach of the state. Those in the vaccine safety movement prior to the plandemic are aware that the last remaining protection that parents could employ to refuse mandated vaccines for their children is the religious exemption. This was recently removed in California. VT lost its "philosophical" exemption several years back but still honors a "religious" exemption.
Anyway, I know that people have objections and concerns to this idea. It is important to note that this is a forked project and not something that is central to or replacing 802Freedom. I think discussion is absolutely needed on this topic and this is the best place to conduct it.
Hey folks, wanted to chime in here to say, as I did during the meeting last Saturday, thank you for organizing and holding these meetings in the face of such uncertainty and hypertension. I want to see similar organizing meetings taking place In Chittenden county. I live in a townhome community in the far north end of Burlington, and though I have only been here two months, get the sense that there is a mix of fearful and empowered individuals around here. I would be willing to open my home to a meeting but wonder if anyone else in this community may have a space that is a bit more disconnected from the urban/suburban density of Burlington, but still in Chittenden county, where we could meet in a less conspicuous location?