DEPTFORD, New Jersey—A group of New Jerseyans gathered on Saturday at a shopping area in southern New Jersey to oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to advocate for freedoms. A few dozen people protested by the roadside in a shopping area in Deptford, New Jersey, against forced vaccination imposed by the state government by holding signs and American flags. Some drivers in passing cars blew horns seeing the protesters. In August, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued an executive order requiring all teachers and other employees of public, private, and parochial schools, from preschools through grade 12, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18 or undergo periodic testing. Before, the governor mandated vaccination or regular testing against COVID-19 for all workers in certain state-owned and private health care facilities, or high-risk congregate settings. A New Jersey resident who attended the rally, Christina D’Amore told The Epoch Times that the …