Religious Liberty Wins Unanimous Victory at U.S. Supreme Court

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The Roberts Court, April 23, 2021. Seated from left to right: Justices Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor Standing from left to right: Justices Brett M. Kavanaugh, Elena Kagan, Neil M. Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett. Photograph by Fred Schilling, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States.

On Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of a faith-based adoption and foster care agency from Philadelphia.

The city of Philadelphia ended foster-care referrals to Catholic Social Services in 2018, because Catholic Social Services declined to place children with same-sex couples.

The city’s decision prevented the charity from placing new foster children with families in Philadelphia — all because Catholic Social Services wanted to operate according to its religious convictions regarding marriage.

In a statement, Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner said, “The government can’t single out people of certain beliefs to punish, sideline, or discriminate against them. We’re grateful for the good decision today consistent with that principle.”

This is a stunning victory for religious freedom in America.

As same-sex marriage and so-called “nondiscrimination” legislation have advanced across much of the nation, faith-based adoption and foster care agencies have faced tremendous pressure to violate their religious convictions or stop serving their communities altogether.

Today’s Supreme Court decision affirms that our laws must respect religious liberty.

The fact that the ruling was unanimous makes this decision all the more significant.

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Is Planned Parenthood Reopening in Northwest Arkansas?

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Recently Planned Parenthood posted a job listing for a Health Center Manager in the Bentonville area in Northwest Arkansas.

Planned Parenthood operated an abortion facility in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for several years prior to the summer of 2019 when its landlord reportedly opted not to renew the group’s lease.

Planned Parenthood initially issued statements saying it would reopen in the Northwest Arkansas area soon. However, the facility has remained closed ever since.

In that time, Planned Parenthood has opened new abortion facilities in west Little Rock and in Tulsa, Oklahoma — both just a short drive from Northwest Arkansas.

Now the nation’s largest abortion provider is looking for a Health Center Manager “located 20 minutes relative to Bentonville.”

Health Center Managers help oversee work at Planned Parenthood facilities.

Planned Parenthood posted a list of duties and responsibilities for its Health Center Manager that includes supervising family planning functions and staff; monitoring clinic flow; ensuring accurate recordkeeping; scheduling staff in all clinic areas; and more.

Planned Parenthood has not released any new statements about its efforts to reopen in Northwest Arkansas. But the fact that the nation’s largest abortion provider apparently is hiring a Health Center Manager in the Bentonville area raises questions about whether the group plans to put a facility there sometime soon.

Planned Parenthood has a long history of working in Arkansas.

The organization currently operates a chemical abortion facility in Little Rock.

The group’s political action committee has been active in recent legislative races.

Prior to 2015 Planned Parenthood received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the State of Arkansas via Medicaid.

And the group currently is working with the ACLU to block Arkansas from enforcing pro-life legislation that passed earlier this year.

You Can Read Planned Parenthood’s Job Listing for Bentonville Here

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