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His new home is at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a quick search reveals it was founded by Ernest Lefever. I thought that name sounded familiar then re
by mwattsun 5y ago
His new home is at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a quick search reveals it was founded by Ernest Lefever. I thought that name sounded familiar then remembered the controversy surrounding him back in the day.
Lefever said upon founding the institute that "a small ethically oriented center" should "respond directly to ideological critics who insist the corporation is fundamentally unjust."
Two of Lefever's brothers opposed the nomination [Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in the Department of State. The 1981 nomination was cited by The Washington Post as an effort to appeal to "ultraconservatives"], with Donald Lefever testifying that his brother was not up to the job, and the allegation made by the brothers that Ernest Lefever had supported William Shockley's views that "blacks were genetically inferior"
Source: Wikipedia
It's strange to me that someone in the medical profession would refuse the vaccine for ideological reasons. I'm curious why he didn't get a religious exemption, but I suspect he wanted to raise a fuss and draw attention to his beliefs.