Can religious freedom be used to circumvent overreach in the US? How far can you exercise religious freedom in the US? Seeking advice for my attempts to receive religious exemption from a public university mask mandate.

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My university is forcing everyone to wear a mask to slow the spread of covid. I've been vaccinated against covid for 6 months. I've also traveled the world in those 6 months and have yet to see anything that indicates to me that I should still care about covid.

Needless to say, covid mask mandates now violate my religious beliefs. I sent a memo to my university requesting religious accommodation consisting of me testing for covid every day, and otherwise not wearing the face coverings that violate my beliefs. The university has denied 3 requests, saying that due to the pandemic state of the university they are not "allowing" religious exemptions from this specific university policy. If I stop complying, university policy says I could be expelled.

Can I sue for violation of my right to religious freedom on state/federal university land?

Or do I just Custer the university with some old-fashion civil disobedience?

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