"Since at least 2014, [the] plaintiff has held sincere religious beliefs that prevent him from receiving vaccines because he believes they will tether his soul to Earth, thereby preventing him from ascending to be with God after his death," Dunbar's lawyers were quoted as saying by Variety."
"The 24,000-member Church, which has no specific place of worship and simply requires completing an application form to join, was founded by New Jersey chiropractor Dr Walter Schilling and has been used by parents looking to avoid having their children vaccinated, quoting religious exemptions set out in the 1964 Civil Rights Act."
"Lawyers for Disney and 20th Television have claimed that Dunbar's reasons for avoiding the vaccine were not based on legitimate religious beliefs and allege to have discovered he had taken other medication, including steroids for shoulder pain and injections of synthetic testosterone."
Actor Rockmond Dunbar was written out of 9-1-1 in November 2021 following studio vaccine mandates and is suing 20th Television and parent company Disney for alleged discrimination. Dunbar cites membership in the Congregation of Universal Wisdom, which opposes injecting substances deemed to defy natural law, as the basis for his religious objection to vaccination. The Congregation is described as a 24,000-member group founded by Dr Walter Schilling that requires only an application to join. Disney and 20th Television assert the exemption lacked legitimate religious basis and point to other medications Dunbar received. Dunbar's lawyers describe a nuanced faith drawing on the Congregation, Buddhism and Yoruba beliefs and argue for legal protection of sincere religious convictions.
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