
In a pluralist and diverse society, religion offers only segregation and ignorance. Faith is irrelevant in everyday life, they claim: keep it in church for the few who attend. Critics argue that it has no place in schools, which should be ‘neutral’ – free from the intolerance, extremism and illiberalism which they say religion engenders. Religion in education all too often gets a bad press. This is new for a lot of people and many people are in a similar situation, but you might be surprised to find that if you begin rolling your reasons for being opposed to the vaccine around in your heart and mind, a spiritual spark, a spark that relates to your history with religion, is there, at the root.Faith in schools and education in general may be under the microscope, but there should always be a place for religion in education, writes the Headteacher of Stonyhurst College If you're uncomfortable relating your personal statement back to your religion because you don't participate in many aspects of your religion, you might consider the following: Those words are based upon your own contemplation and your own research and AFLDS is happy to assist you.

If you are having to assert your sincere religious belief, you must do this work on your own, using your own thoughts and own words. The authors have all given their permission and/or the statements are in the public domain. Certainly if a sentence or paragraph or reference speaks to your heart and soul, that is acceptable to copy. We have provided this material in word doc format for your convenience, however it would contradict your assertion that your belief is sincerely held if you were for example, to broadly copy and paste another person’s or entity’s beliefs. You can and/or should use this material to support your own statement of your own sincerely held religious beliefs.

We provide this because we know it is difficult to articulate and/or defend these beliefs. We encourage all people to thoughtfully read through all these essays and determine if any/several sincerely apply to themselves as an individual. Here we have gathered essays on the subject of religious concerns regarding vaccines.
