Christian Students Claim Calif. Law School Discriminated Against Group When It Denied Student Funding

clipped from www.cnsnews.com (CNSNews.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court later this month will hear what both sides agree will be one of the most important religious freedom cases to come before the court in years. The case centers on a Christian Legal Society affiliate that was denied certification by a public university law school because the law students’ group requires its members to share core religious beliefs. Advocates for the Christian law students said the law school engaged in what amounts to viewpoint discrimination against the student group. At issue: in order to become a core member or a leader within CLS, members had to profess the particular views of the group -- including a pledge of intent to limit sex to the confines of traditional marriage. Discrimination on the basis of religion is a violation of federal anti-discrimination law. “No one else (was) thrown out, only those who believe in traditional views of marriage, so it’s not a disparate impact, it’s the only application of the policy.”

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Every Child Deserves a Family Act.” The goal of HR 3827

clipped from www.truthtellers.org A new bill has been introduced into Congress, attractively named the “Every Child Deserves a Family Act.” The goal of HR 3827 is “to prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent.” It says as many as two million homosexuals may be interested in adopting children and may be rejected because of their orientation. The bill will remove federal funding from any placement agency that “discriminates” on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity of marital status. This means Christian adoption agencies will be unable to operate according to their founders’ consciences. It means closure of Catholic or Christian agencies which refuse to violate their moral principles of placing children with heterosexual or nuclear families only. Ultimately, this will mean fewer children adopted! HR 3827 Many homosexuals prey on children

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