Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Christian faith and alleged ties to the group People of Praise are again called into question before the Supreme Court is set to hear an LGBTQ-related case.
which prohibits businesses that are open to the public from discriminating on the basis of numerous characteristics, including sexual orientation, violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. Smith maintains that she has worked with LGBTQ clients on other projects that don’t conflict with her religious beliefs.
"A win for Lori would not only be a win for her, it would also be a win for the LGBT graphic designer who doesn't want to be forced to create art and promote messages that they disagree with," Smith's lead attorney, Kristen K. Waggoner, told The Washington Examiner. "The People of Praise has deeply entrenched, anti-gay values that negatively affect the lives of real people, including vulnerable youth. These values show up in the everyday policies of the People of Praise and their schools. They are policies that are way outside the mainstream, and most Americans would be disturbed by them," Kevin Connolly, a former member of the People of Praise, told The Guardian.
"The reason is that the allegations of a conflict are too broad to be meaningful and could apply to membership in a wide array ofthat would effectively preclude many justices from ever hearing cases about any issues that remotely involve religion," Collins added.
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