'NY state officials have agreed to pay $250,000 in attorneys' fees and costs after attempting for years to shutter New Hope Family Services' doors. New Hope's supposed offense? Operating in accordance with its religious beliefs,' Nicole Russell writes.
in 2022 prohibited the state of New York from enforcing state law"insofar as it would compel New Hope to process applications from, or place children for adoption with, same-sex couples or unmarried cohabitating couples, and insofar as it would prevent New Hope from referring such couples to other agencies."
New Hope is a nonprofit adoption agency and pregnancy center that helps new mothers. While adoptive parents do pay fees, the organization operates without government funding and through private funding from churches, donors, and private grants.
State officials targeting private organizations for their religious beliefs is becoming increasingly common. Even if governments eventually lose or are forced to settle, the fight is disconcerting. The First Amendment is expansive enough to cover discrimination laws and orthodox beliefs. Cities run by Democratic activists are consistently demanding that a person of faith or faith-based organization bend to their will because their beliefs are purportedly"discriminatory.
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