April is Autism Awareness Month, and thanks to newly appointed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the truth about autism is finally making it past Big Pharma’s censorship machine.

Studies recently released to the public show an unmistakable correlation between an increase in the number of vaccinations given to children and the shocking rise in autism rates across the country. 

While correlation is not necessarily causation, this data punches a great big hole in Big Pharma’s claims that vaccines have nothing at all to do with autism. And it is giving many Christians yet another reason to abide by 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, refusing to defile their body — the temple of the Holy Spirit — with the concoctions developed by pharmakeia.

While 46 states allow religious exemptions from mandatory childhood vaccines, the pressure to get vaxxed is immense. As the case below shows, some Christian parents are still being jailed and having their children removed from their home for daring to use those religious freedom rights.

Isael and Ruth face years in prison because a pediatrician disagreed with their state-issued religious vaccine exemption. Help us fight for religious liberty by supporting our legal fund today! DOUBLE YOUR GIFT.

In the 1970s, when children under the age of 18 were only given a handful of vaccines, autism rates were a mere 1 in every 10,000.

In 1986, children were required to get a total of 12 shots before the age of 18. Autism rates increased to 1 in 1,000.

Now, children receive up to 75 shots by age 18, and 27 of those shots are delivered before age 2, with up to 6 shots given in a single visit. As of 2022, 1 in every 31 children has autism in America.

No wonder more and more Christians are seeking legal exemption from vaccinating their children!

Isael Rivera and Ruth Encarnacion are homeschooling parents of five beautiful children ages 9 months to 10 years. Their home state of Massachusetts granted them a religious exemption from vaccinating their children.

But when the parents took their 9-month-old in for a checkup, the pediatrician on duty vehemently disagreed with the parents’ decision not to vaccinate. When the parents refused to bow to the pediatrician's insistence the child be vaccinated, the doctor reported the family to the state’s Child Protection Services for “neglect,” even though the doctor’s own report noted the child was perfectly healthy.

Now two parents are in jail for using their state-issued vaccination exemption, and all five children are in foster care.

This case reflects a disturbing trend — medical ideologues and state-level bureaucrats refusing to honor parental rights or clearly written law, instead removing children from perfectly healthy homes.

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“Autism Data Visualization Tool.” Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed April 22, 2025. CDC.gov/autism/data-research/autism-data-visualization-tool.html. 

Cakir, J., Frye, R. E., & Walker, S. J. (2020). The lifetime social cost of autism: 1990–2029. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 72, Article 101502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2019.101502. 

“CDC Recommended Vaccine Schedule 1986 vs. 2019.” Children’s Health Defense, September 5, 2019. Childrenshealthdefense.org/child-health-topics/known-culprits/vaccines-culprit/cdc-recommended-vaccine-schedule-1986-vs-2019/. 

‌Children’s Health Defense (@childrensHD). “Autism Prevalence and Vaccine Doses Through 2nd Birthday.” X, April 18, 2025, 9:00 a.m. X.com/ChildrensHD/status/1913215950846833146. 

Martin, Peter. “Massachusetts Took Custody of Five Children after Doctor Reported Parents for Not Vaccinating Baby: Report.” LifeSite, April 11, 2025. Lifesitenews.com/news/massachusetts-took-custody-of-five-children-after-doctor-reported-parents-for-not-vaccinating-baby-report/. 

McCoy Press. “Kids Seized, Parents Jailed: Vaccine Refusal Triggers State Crackdown.” The Chiropractic Chronicle, April 19, 2025. Drmatthewmccoy.substack.com/p/kids-seized-parents-jailed-vaccine. 

Shaw, Kelly A. “Prevalence and Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder among Children Aged 4 and 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 16 Sites, United States, 2022.” MMWR. Surveillance Summaries 74 (2). Doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss7402a1. 

“Vaccine History: Developments by Year.” Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center, 2023. CHOP.edu/vaccine-education-center/science-history/vaccine-history/developments-by-year.