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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'General Hospital' Anti-Vaxxer Sues ABC Over Dismissal, Says God Protects Him From COVID
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ingo-rademacher-sues-abc-after-dismissal-from-general-hospitalIngo Rademacherthe actor who was fired from General Hospital for refusing to take a COVID-19 vaccinehas sued ABC over his dismissal, arguing that his firing amounts to religious discrimination. Rademacher lost his role over his vaccine stance, and he was ditched shortly after upsetting his castmates by posting an anti-transgender meme. In his lawsuit, Rademacherwho played Jasper Jax Jacks on the soap for over two decadesclaims he asked ABC for a religious exemption from its vaccine mandate, but his request was turned down. According to Variety, he told his employers in October that he should be exempt due to my deeply and sincerely held moral belief that my body is endowed by my creator with natural processes to protect me and that its natural integrity.
Read it at Variety
Ingo Rademacher also shared an anti-transgender meme on social media Sunday, prompting backlash from some castmates.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/general-hospital-ingo-rademacher-out-1235044072/
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'General Hospital' Anti-Vaxxer Sues ABC Over Dismissal, Says God Protects Him From COVID (Original Post)
Celerity
Dec 2021
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)1. Maybe "god" expects people to use common sense
Not this guy's forte, obviously.
Mary in S. Carolina
(1,364 posts)2. What a freak
What makes a person prone to brainwash?
Pantagruel
(2,580 posts)3. More proof
religion makes you stupid.
former9thward
(32,025 posts)9. Do you say that about Presidents Obama and Biden when they go to church?
Mike Nelson
(9,959 posts)4. Well...
...I'm always surprised when General Hospital is mentioned... can't believe it's still running! But... wow... 20 years and they just now discovered stuff like this... and on a show about doctors!
Murphyb849
(572 posts)5. Is he not Australian?
Celerity
(43,412 posts)8. West German born, moved to Australia at age 10
catrose
(5,068 posts)6. There's no place for him to spew virus over the cast and crew
unless his character can be stricken with a disease so that he has to live in a bubble. Or a coma.
Response to catrose (Reply #6)
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mucifer
(23,550 posts)10. There still are soap operas?
MustLoveBeagles
(11,612 posts)14. I think there are 4 left
keithbvadu2
(36,829 posts)11. Many dead people said the very same thing. Must be a different God.
durablend
(7,460 posts)12. "God" sent a vaccine you dolt
DBoon
(22,369 posts)13. so do his attorneys plan on deposing God?
To verify that God in fact said this?
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)15. Shit for brains
elias7
(4,007 posts)16. Yes, because you're better than the millions of people worldwide who God has let die from this
Iggo
(47,558 posts)17. No vax, no Jax. Know'm say'n?