It's funny how all these "choices" work. Those of us who have needed masking and social distancing to be practiced in our places of employment, grocery stores, etc., so that we wouldn't bring COVID home to vulnerable members of our families? Many who are currently so exercised by the plight of those who have run afoul of vaccination requirements explained to us repeatedly that we had the "choice" of just staying home (or 'hiding in our homes, if we were so afraid of a virus,' as it was usually phrased). Funny how that "choice" isn't still on the table, now that the shoe's on the other foot . . .
For the record, I'm a supporter of robust conscience protections, and, like you, I wish for fair and reasonable accommodations to be extended to those who (whether for the sake of conscience or because of fear) are unwilling to comply with their employer's vaccination policy (or the policy imposed upon their employer by the federal government). I confess, though, that I find it difficult to muster much sympathy for those particular individuals who have exhibited so little sympathy for the vulnerable.
