Court rejects ACLU’s Attempt to Punish Baptist Children’s Home for Dismissal of Employee
Good news from ADF: The ACLU loses!
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled Monday that a Baptist children’s home, Sunrise Children’s Services, did not violate state or federal laws when it dismissed an employee who was engaged in homosexual conduct.
The court ruled that the home did not violate Title VII, the federal employment discrimination law, or the Kentucky Civil Rights Act. The American Civil Liberties Union brought the lawsuit against the home, which provides social services for at-risk children. The Alliance Defense Fund provided funding for attorneys with the Christian Legal Society and Thomas More Law Center to defend the home in the suit.
“Faith-based organizations should not be discriminated against for their beliefs. This is an important victory for the ability of faith-based social service providers to hire employees who share their values,” said Greg Baylor, attorney for the Christian Legal Society Center for Law & Religious Freedom.
In its ruling, the 6th Circuit also dismissed the ACLU’s claim that the home should not receive partial expense reimbursements from the federal government for its needy youth programs because of the home’s religious affiliation. The court, however, allowed the claim that partial expense reimbursements from the state government might violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to proceed, which the home intends to appeal.
“The reimbursement Sunrise receives has been used to serve abused and neglected children,” Baylor explained. “We are confident that the ultimate outcome of this case will be that the home will continue to help at-risk youth as it has been doing for years.”
The suit began when the children’s home, formerly known as Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children, dismissed Alicia Pedreira, an employee who was involved in homosexual behavior. The Kentucky ACLU attempted to characterize Pedreira’s dismissal as religious discrimination and challenged the state and federal reimbursement the home receives, claiming its religious affiliation made the reimbursement a violation of the Establishment Clause.
John Sheller of the Louisville law firm Stoll, Keenon & Ogden is lead counsel for the home in the lawsuit, Pedreira v. Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children.
Why would a homosexual try to work for a faith based organization that does not accept homosexual activities? Sometimes I wonder if they get hired just to find an opportunity to sue. Or, perhaps the ACLU plant them to destroy. I’m not saying this was the case, but I don’t understand the logic. The true discrimination is from groups like the ACLU trying to alienate organizations for holding true to their shared religious values and trying to force them to accept people to work for them that violate those values.
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Posted by Jay on September 1, 2009 7:38 pm
» Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, Bigotry, Christianity, Homosexual Agenda, Homosexual Fascism, News, Social Engineering, States Rights, liberalism
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I’m an atheist and I agree with you entirely on this. This case was an attempt to destroy property rights and freedom of conscience, and I’m very glad to see that it was defeated. I applaud this decision.
Property rights, freedom of conscience? OK, but those are distinctly secondary to religious freedom and freedom of association in this case.
I do not know the circumstances of the case as far as Alicia Pedreira acting in a homosexual manner. That may be pertinent since Baptist believe in forgiveness. Still if she is unrepentant I cannot see that as being a factor. Still, It is a church issue and not a state one unless she or the church violated the law.
If you’re offering a job in this country, you can’t discriminate. It’s pretty simple and obvious that the ACLU is doing right in this matter.
Furthermore, if church matters should be left to the church, would you then agree that people of the Rastafarian faith should be able to smoke Marijuana freely?
Kind of a catch 22 for you isn’t it?
I believe some Native American Indians are allowed to do hallucinogenic drugs at the ceremonies.
If the government commands me to do evil I am commanded by God to refuse and face the consequences with joy even if it is death on the cross.
That is the thing about religions even the Rastafarian faith.