7th Circuit rules Christian schools must violate their own beliefs

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gregory S. Baylor regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit decision Friday to overturn a district court’s order in Grace Schools v. Burwell that had suspended the enforcement of the Obama administration’s abortion-pill mandate against Grace College and Seminary in Indiana and Biola University in California:

“The government should not force religious colleges and universities to be involved in providing abortion pills to their employees or students. All Americans should oppose unjust laws that force people – under threat of punishment – to give up their fundamental freedoms in order to provide health plans the government prefers. These Christian schools simply want to abide by the very faith they espouse and teach, just as such schools have done since the founding of the country. We will be consulting with our clients to consider our options.”

Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.
 

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