Christian Colleges Demand a Say in Lawsuit Aiming to Gut Religious Exemption

[PeteS in CA]

Christian Colleges Demand a Say in Lawsuit Aiming to Gut Religious Exemption

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/04/12/activists-sue-to-force-christian-colleges-to-adopt-lgbt-orthodoxy-the-colleges-are-fighting-back-n1439333

Late last month, 33 current and former students at federally-funded Christian colleges and universities launched a historic attack on religious freedom by filing a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Education (DoE). The lawsuit, Hunter et al. v. Department of Education, claims the DoE violated the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution by granting religious exemptions to Christian institutions that allegedly “discriminate” against “sexual and gender minorities.”

Since President Joe Biden has signaled his hostility to religious freedom protections like the religious exemption in Title IX, the DoE seems likely to cave on this issue. However, three federally-funded Christian schools — Corban University, William Jessup University, and Phoenix Seminary — have filed a motion to intervene in the case.

The Christian colleges are asking the Oregon district court for the right to defend the religious exemption that allows them to operate according to their convictions while also receiving federal funds, allowing students to receive federal financial aid.

Unless these universities are allowed to intervene, the Biden Department of MisEducation would probably refuse to defend against the lawsuit or take a dive in court, putting up a perfunctory CYA non-defense.