Hey Bacchants!
I’m working on writing up a slew of religious accommodation and exemption letters. Here’s the list so far. If you have an idea for a religious need not listed, please drop a comment.
Temple of Dionysus — Religious Accommodation Needs
* Recognition of self-identified name and pronouns as sacred identity
* Freedom of expression in clothing, hair, and personal adornment
* Right to community, social interaction, and communal worship
* Protection from enforced isolation or solitary conditions
* Access to nature and direct sunlight on a regular basis
* Right to disconnect from digital systems for prayer and reflection
* Freedom to engage in creative expression (music, poetry, art) as worship
* Bodily autonomy and rejection of invasive digital tracking or monitoring
* Conscience-based exemptions from conflicting activities or procedures
* Right to decline compelled religious oaths; use of secular affirmations
* Adherence to Xenia (hospitality): ability to offer aid without interference
* Protection from xenophobia, discrimination, or forced participation in such environments
* Right to perform or ensure proper funeral rites and honors for the dead
* Accommodation for religious holidays and festival observance
* Permission for religious dress, veiling, grooming, and dietary practices
* Access to ritual materials (oils, resins, candles where safe) and clergy support
* Right to sacred grounding (barefoot practice) where reasonably safe, at own risk
* Right to periods of silence and withdrawal from overstimulating environments
* Recognition of chosen family as equal to biological kin for visitation/support
* Right to maintain natural consciousness; refusal of mind-altering intervention
* Recognition of divine inspiration and religious ecstasy as valid, non-pathological states. Protection from punishment or .intervention absent immediate risk of harm
* Use of sacramental intoxicants as part of religious practice (particularly off-duty / private).Protection from punitive measures based ritual sacramental use
* Freedom from invasive testing (urine, blood, hair, DNA) even in connection to substance use, fertility, and ancestry.
* Refusal of Forced Participation in modern Warfare or forced labor to aid modern warfare.
* The right to rest and relaxation.
~ Creative Director, Alyx the Amused
As a reminder, we are an officially registered 501(c)3 nonprofit religious organization recognized in all 50 states, and have signed the Xenia Declaration.
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