Judge Rules that Gender Identity Laws Will not Apply to Churches for Now…

The Human Rights Commission of Iowa had worded the exemption of its new regulation on gender restroom availability very vaguely.

This led to an inquiry by several organizations and churches. These inquiries were met with vague and almost hostile responses from the Commission. Out of fear of persecution, one church had filed suit to place an injunction on the law.

This case has now been dropped.

Christian News reports

A legal challenge that had been filed against the Iowa Human Rights Commission over its interpretation of local laws pertaining to gender identity has been dropped after a federal judge noted that churches are not generally considered places of public accommodation by the courts.

U.S. District Judge Stephanie Rose responded to motions from both sides of the case on Oct. 14, denying the Commission’s motion to dismiss the suit, while also denying the Fort Des Moines Church of Christ’s (FDMCC) request for an injunction.

“[S]tate and federal courts have held that churches and programs they host are not places of public accommodation,” Rose wrote.

Via Michael Ware

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