The church of veganism
A federal court rules that veganism may be a legally protected faith — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
By The Week Staff | February 2, 2013
Only in America #2
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eganism may count as a religion, a federal court has ruled. Sakile Chenzira, a strict vegan, was fired from her job at a Cincinnati hospital because she refused a flu shot that's produced using chicken eggs. A court ruled that her discrimination lawsuit may proceed, since her veganism has "a sincerity equating that of traditional religious views."
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