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College of the Ozarks tried to challenge the Biden administration “guidance” on gender identity.

From Washington Examiner. The Supreme Court rejected an appeal on Tuesday from a Christian college in Missouri that sued the Biden administration over a requirement to open dorm rooms and shared shower spaces to members of the opposite sex.

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The College of the Ozarks asked the justices to block the Department of Housing and Urban Development directive that added “gender identity” to the definition of “sex” in the 1968 Fair Housing Act.

“Because the college’s faith teaches that sex is based on male-female biology, not gender identity, the college assigns its dorms, roommates, and intimate spaces by sex and communicates that policy to students,” the college told the Supreme Court in its appeal.

Lower courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, sided with the Biden administration last year. …

In response to the lawsuit in late May, the Biden administration said the guidance does not by itself require the college “or any other housing provider to do or refrain from doing anything.” …

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(Excerpt from Washington Examiner. Photo Credit: Adam Szuscik on Unsplash)

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Judy
June 23, 2023

Rejection of an appeal can happen for a number of reasons. Since this is limited to dorm assignments, possibly we should pray for the supreme court to grant a hearing on appeal in the future of a more all-encompassing case with broader implications.

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Michael Greco
June 23, 2023

Biblically based colleges should have the right based on freedom of religion.

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