Christian School Tells Supreme Court It Can’t Be Sued by Former Teacher Who Accused It of Racism
February 11, 2023 | Colorado
A Christian school in Colorado told the Supreme Court it can’t be sued for firing a woke teacher who accused the school, parents, and students of racism because it is a religious institution that is beyond the reach of the First Amendment.
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution begins, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”
The case itself involves the so-called ministerial exception that the Supreme Court recognized in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Employment Opportunity Division (2012). The exception prevents employees who carry out religious functions from suing church bodies.
The Supreme Court affirmed the exception in July 2020 when it ruled 7–2 in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru that the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause exempts religious organizations from employment discrimination lawsuits, as The Epoch Times reported at the time.
This case, Faith Bible Chapel International (FBCI) v. Tucker, court file 22-741, goes back to 2018…. (Excerpt from The Epoch Times)
