Rockmond Dunbar, original cast member 911has been granted a hearing in his religious discrimination lawsuit against Disney subsidiary 20th Television, which allegedly fired him for refusing to take the coronavirus vaccine.
Dunbar, a member of the Universal Church of Wisdom, called on 20th Television to grant him a religious exemption from vaccination, claiming he is a “sincerely religious believer.”
“The trial will decide whether he had a sincerely held religious belief within the meaning of civil rights law that is inconsistent with vaccination requirements, and whether he could continue to appear on the series without endangering others or causing undue hardship. “The studio will be evaluated on whether it was able to provide reasonable accommodation.” hollywood reporter (THR).
Dunbar claimed Disney fired him because the giant corporation denied him his religious exemption, claiming he was “not a true believer in the Church of Universal Wisdom.”
“Disney appears to have scrutinized exemption requests on a case-by-case basis, examining whether the religion was a bona fide religious institution and whether the applicant actually followed its beliefs,” THR noted.
U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee’s ruling followed a ruling handed down by a Los Angeles judge. During February Disney’s ABC may have discriminated against the former couple general Hospital Both crew members were fired for refusing to be vaccinated for religious reasons.
On Tuesday, TV continued to claim that Dunbar had undergone certain medical procedures about a year before the vaccine was introduced and that he was not faithfully adhering to the teachings of the Church of Universal Wisdom.
In an Instagram post over the weekend, Dunbar praised God for his recent sentence, adding that he had been “attacked” publicly and privately over his beliefs.
“It has taken two and a half years of being publicly and privately attacked, judged, slandered, and lied to just because I dared to follow my religion and God’s instructions for my life. It will cost millions in legal fees to get the same. I have lost my job, my friends and my ‘fans’, but what I have never lost is my faith and my family,” he said. .
“A lie is a sprint, but the truth runs a marathon. And I’m still standing. Stronger. Healthier. With my soul and integrity intact. And that I and my family made it through this nightmare.” Nevertheless, I would make the same choice again, and there is and never will be a greater person on this earth than the Most High.When all I have is money, I will definitely die bankrupt. “I thank God for choosing me to see clearly and live my faith without fear before I became one,” he continued.
