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TexasTowelie

(111,288 posts)
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 06:50 AM Sep 2019

US Department of Justice supports Indianapolis Archdiocese in firing of gay teacher

The Justice Department on Friday issued a Statement of Interest in support of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in its ongoing dispute with a former Catholic school teacher who alleges he was wrongfully terminated because he was in a same-sex marriage. The United States has a "substantial interest in religious liberty," the Justice Department says.

Joshua Payne-Elliott is currently suing the archdiocese, alleging that it illegally interfered with his contractual and employment relationship with Cathedral High School, causing Cathedral to terminate him.

But in it's statement, the DOJ said that the First Amendment protects the right of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis to interpret and apply Catholic doctrine.

It was not immediately clear how binding the DOJ's statement is, or what impact it will have on Payne-Elliott's suit.

Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2019/09/27/u-s-justice-department-supports-archdiocese-gay-teachers-firing/3791560002/

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US Department of Justice supports Indianapolis Archdiocese in firing of gay teacher (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2019 OP
The U.S. also has a substantial interest in discrimination, and I would suggest that for that reason still_one Sep 2019 #1
I see atreides1 Sep 2019 #2
Next they'll fire divorced and safeinOhio Sep 2019 #3

still_one

(91,942 posts)
1. The U.S. also has a substantial interest in discrimination, and I would suggest that for that reason
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 06:55 AM
Sep 2019

the archdiocese any tax exempt benefits they have


atreides1

(16,046 posts)
2. I see
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 07:11 AM
Sep 2019

Does that mean if someone dies as the result of an exorcism, it's okay because the First Amendment protects the right of a church to interpret and apply doctrine?

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