A faith-based adoption agency is suing the state of Michigan, challenging a settlement that prevents the agency from refusing to put children in LGBTQ homes for religious reasons.
that prevents the agency from refusing to put children in LGBTQ homes for religious reasons.
The suit alleges violations of the plaintiffs' First Amendment rights and the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. It was brought less than a month after the, which sued the state in 2017 on behalf of two lesbian couples who alleged they had been turned away because they are gay. Nessel has said such discrimination is illegal.
"The state's new interpretation is certainly inconsistent with the legislative purpose and the language at the beginning of the law as well, which talks specifically about the important role that faith-based agencies play in caring from children in need in Michigan," Reaves said.The U.S.
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