Jewish couple's discrimination lawsuit dismissed after rejection from Christian foster home

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Arrgh. This ruling is flat wrong. One cannot discriminate on the basis of religion when you take state funding.

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https://www.christianpost.com/news/jewish-couples-lawsuit-over-christian-foster-home-rejection-dismissed.html

A Tennessee court has rejected a lawsuit by a Jewish couple suing the state government after being told that they couldn't undergo foster parent training through a publicly-supported Christian charity due to religious differences.

In a decision released June 27, a three-judge panel of the Chancery Court in Davidson County ruled 2-1 to grant a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram against the Tennessee Department of Children's Services and DCS Commissioner Jenifer Nichols.

The court rejected claims of discrimination.

The Rutan-Rams argued in a January lawsuit that they were denied access to foster training programs through the state-supported Holston United Methodist Home for Children because they were not Christian. The organization only offers foster training programs to couples who uphold Christian beliefs.

The majority concluded that the couple's legal claims were moot, as they were able to complete the programs and receive certification through DCS months after being rejected by Holston.

"Because the Couple has received the very services they claim they were previously denied, the Panel Majority adopts the Defendants' analysis and concludes that any issue related to denial of services is not capable of the prospective relief the Plaintiffs seek and is now moot," read the panel majority opinion.

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1. Bet that Holston would have allowed the Josh Duggar family to participate.

No Catholics Allowed
No Protestants Allowed
No Mormons Allowed
No Blacks Allowed
No Whites Allowed
No ____________ Allowed

There can be quite a list.

Bet that Holston would have allowed the Josh Duggar family to participate. (before)

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2. So discrimination is fine as long as everybody isn't doing it.

WTAF!!! Don’t get me started on the whole Christian Foster care bs. Talk about grooming children.

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4. This headline is inaccurate. The suit was dismissed as moot

Because the couple was able to use a different organization that did not discriminate. There was a thread about this yesterday that discussed this.