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… In Targeting a Christian School for Its Beliefs, the Government Is Harming Low-Income … A federal court ruled that Maryland officials violated Bethel Christian Academy’s First Amendment rights when they … hardship for a small private school like Bethel. Bethel Ministries v. Salmon Bethel Christian Academy had …

… No Room in Washington for Christian Homeless Ministry? Yakima Union Gospel Mission … .” One of the justices even labeled hiring practices by ministries like the Mission as a “license to discriminate.” … forms of punishment. That’s why Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Mission against …

… For 60 years, the heart of the mission of Medford, OR-based 71Five Ministries has been to bring the hope of Jesus Christ to the … state grant program designed to support existing services for youth at risk of disengaging from school, work, and …

… religious nonprofits like Yakima Union Gospel Mission for hiring only those who share and live out their religious … are infringing it.   Union Gospel Mission of Yakima v. Ferguson The Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) … WLAD’s exemption for religious employers. March 2023 : ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit on behalf of Yakima Union Gospel …

… Hires Christians Oregon officials excluded Youth 71Five Ministries from a public grant program because of the … hope in the Lord. Formerly known as Rogue Valley Youth For Christ, the ministry changed its name in 2018 to reflect … program. So, in March 2024, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a lawsuit to protect the ministry’s religious …

… Christian children’s homes, adoption centers, and homeless ministries from their mission because they are committed to following their faith. To put it bluntly, these ministries are being attacked because they seek to live out … their faith and God-given mission. In some cases, standing for the Gospel results in a ministry facing a barrage of …

… stood up to Michigan’s religious hostility, speaking up for the children who desperately need a loving home. What is … and foster care agencies to do just that—run their ministries consistently with their beliefs. But the Michigan … also agreed to pay $250,000 toward the nonprofit’s attorneys’ fees and costs. What’s at stake? Eliminating …

… many adoption providers as possible working to find homes for these children. Yet in some states, government officials … But then something changed. New Hope Family Services v. Poole Just months after the OCFS gave New Hope Family … In March 2023, state officials agreed to pay $250,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs in a settlement of the Poole case. …

… Mission of Seattle Christian Ministry that Cares for Homeless Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, a Christian … people it seeks to serve.   Seattle's Union Gospel Mission v. Woods Unfortunately, the Washington Supreme Court said … of the internal faith matters of churches and religious ministries.   Learn more: See how the Mission has changed the …

… Rescue Mission was threatened with government punishment for exercising its freedom to hire employees who share its … free clothes and essential items.   Wyoming Rescue Mission v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission In September 2020, … 2022 : The Wyoming Rescue Mission, represented by ADF attorneys, filed a lawsuit against the EEOC for threatening …