Mello is the author of more than two hundred articles on medical liability, public health law, pharmaceuticals and vaccines, biomedical research ethics and governance, as well as many other topics. A leading empirical health law scholar, Dr. Michelle Mello is a professor of law and a professor of medicine at Stanford University. Fea is the executive editor of Current and he is currently working on a book on the American Revolution in New Jersey and a survey of American Christianity.ĭr.

He authored an article titled “Cherry-picking the Bible and using verses out of context isn't a practice confined to those opposed to vaccines-it has been done for centuries.” Dr. He’s the author or editor of six books, including Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump. John Fea is professor of American history and chair of the history department at Messiah University. We’ve shared their bios with you, so I will just give you a few highlights.ĭr. As always, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

I’m Irina Faskianos, vice president of the National Program and Outreach at CFR.Īs a reminder, the webinar is on the record, and the audio, video, and transcript will be made available on our website, CFR.org, and on our iTunes podcast channel, Religion and Foreign Policy. Welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations Religion and Foreign Policy webinar series. Learn more about CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Program.įASKIANOS: Thank you. John Fea, professor of American history at Messiah University, and Michelle Mello, professor of law and medicine at Stanford University, discuss the history and legality of religious exemptions to vaccines in America.

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