Saturday, December 19, 2015

MASS. COURT RULES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DOESN’T APPLY TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL

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Mass. Court Rules Religious Freedom Doesn’t Apply To Catholic School

"In the latest offense to the First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled on Wednesday that a Catholic school committed sex and sexual orientation discrimination against a gay man when it rescinded a job offer made to him because he is married to another man.
"Matthew Barrett was offered a job as Fontbonne Academy‘s food services director, but the offer was withdrawn after he listed his husband as his emergency contact. Barrett sued.
"Judge Douglas H. Wilkins rejected each of the three defenses the Academy’s attorney argued before the court:

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