Driven by hyper-partisanship or in some cases simple detachment from reality, Christian nationalists persist in downplaying the seriousness of the pandemic even as infections, hospitalizations and deaths shoot upward.

“Religious freedom doesn’t provide immunity from life-threatening diseases or from laws that are meant to protect everyone equally," said AU's Alex J. Luchenitser. "The court should uphold Connecticut’s school vaccination requirements – which protect the health of all schoolchildren – and dismiss this lawsuit."