California bureaucrats do not like the Christian faith. They can’t stop religious schools from existing, so they want a say in what goes on inside.
Religious schools exist to provide religious instruction. Such schools in California want to go about their mission without interference. But bureaucrats have created a regulation to interfere.
The American Center for Liberty and Justice (ACLJ) submitted an amicus brief in Foothills Christian Ministries v. Kim Johnson, which involves a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a state regulation that would allow children in religious schools to opt out…of religious instruction and activities.
California expects religious schools to post notices about the opt-out regulation.
Is this the state’s idea of payback because children in government schools may opt out of “transgender” indoctrination?
“If allowed to stand, the Ninth Circuit’s decision would give states sweeping power to reshape religious education, override parental authority, and force religious institutions to contradict their own beliefs,” wrote Nathan Moelker, ACLJ attorney.
If the ruling is allowed to stand, Foothills Christian Ministries and other religious schools will be forced to “treat worship and religious practice as optional,” which will give California the green light to entangle itself in religious business — which the government has no business doing.
California’s actions would violate parents’ rights and freedom of speech. The Foothills Christian Ministries has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case.
