Court Rulings

“Chicago Public Schools (CPS) had excluded Moody’s elementary education students from its student teaching program unless the college agreed to hire employees who disagreed with the school’s biblical views on sex, sexuality and marriage.” - Daily Citizen

“A group of religious parents who sued the Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland after it refused to let them opt their children out of classes discussing books on LGBTQ+ characters will receive a $1.5 million settlement.” - RNS

“In a class-action lawsuit initiated by two teachers…U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez ruled the policy unconstitutional and blocked it with a permanent injunction Dec. 22. The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) applauded the victory for parental rights.” - Baptist Press

“At issue in Defending Education is whether Ohio’s fourth-largest school district could discipline students for purposefully using what are sometimes known as ‘biological pronouns’ rather than what are sometimes known as ‘preferred pronouns’ when referring to transgender or nonbinary classmates.” - L&L

Boz Tchividjian: “Quite frankly… there’s no equivalent in the Protestant Church….The equivalent to the Sacrament of Confession in the Protestant world is me sitting in my office and confessing.” - MinistryWatch

“In a ruling last Tuesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that found World Vision discriminated against an applicant based on her sex, sexual orientation and marital status under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Washington Law Against Discrimination.” - CPost

Also…

• Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
• Supreme Court leaves Texas pro-life rule in place, national issue unsettled

“Recently, a few cases have helped right some wrongs against religious freedom. The latest battle involves an attempt by activists to keep students from using federal assistance to attend religious schools. Thankfully, this case went the right way.” - Breakpoint

“A circuit judge in Springfield has ruled against the Illinois Baptist State Association in a suit to protect IBSA from requirements to provide employees with insurance benefits that cover abortion.” - Baptist Press

“Justice Eric Rosen authored the majority opinion, writing that ‘section 1 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights protects a fundamental right to personal autonomy, which includes a pregnant person’s right to terminate a pregnancy.’” - CPost