FRC’s Washington Update reports on the recent ruling brought by Alecia Pedreira, a lesbian, who sued Sunrise Children’s Services (a/k/a Kentucky Baptist Home for Children) after it fired her on religious grounds. FRC observes:
Of course, if Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) gets his way, Pedreira won’t need to sue, because the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) would mandate that employers accept gays and lesbians into the workplace regardless of the organization’s moral beliefs. ENDA, which already passed in the House, would have a chilling effect on groups like Sunrise because the current version doesn’t afford social service groups the same conscience exemptions that protect churches and the military. Instead it would force-feed “workplace equality” to employers who would have no recourse but to hire individuals whose personal conduct violates the company’s mission.
See also this report on Catholic Online: Judge Rules against ACLU, Upholds Christian Charity
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