Protective masks used to stem the spread of COVID-19. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM. Federal Judge Dismisses Plaintiff's Religious Discrimination Claims That Whole Foods' Mask Policy Is 'Part of a Satanic Ritual'
"If your heart is set on products from a market with a mask requirement and you can't or won't wear a mask, your choices are to get your food delivered, have someone else shop for you, or reconsider wearing a mask for your own health and the good of other shoppers," said U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs of the District of Massachusetts
January 25, 2022 at 04:15 PM
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A district court judge dismissed a Boston-area man's complaint that Whole Foods Markets Group's mask policy violated his religious beliefs, with claims that masks "are part of a satanic ritual" and that he "cannot slowly commit suicide by lowering his immune system and depriving himself of oxygen."
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