JUST IN: US Supreme Court says it will decide whether faith-based foster-care agencies can reject same-sex couples; case could lead the court to reconsider a 30-year-old decision. - PeteWilliamsNBC
In its lawsuit, Catholic Social Services said endorsing same-sex couples as foster parents would violate its religious teachings about marriage, so it sued. But lower federal courts said they city was acting properly to enforce its non-discrimination laws. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Philadelphia, ruled that"religious belief will not excuse compliance with general civil rights laws.
In asking the Supreme Court to take the case, the charity's lawyers said no same-sex couple has ever approached Catholic Social Services to ask about becoming a foster parent. The appeals court ruling"allows governments to exclude religious foster-and-adoption agencies unless they speak the government's preferred message regarding marriage."
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