Christian groups attempting to exempt all employers from complying with federal LGBT protections if they have religious or non-religious objections to “homosexual or transgender behavior” shouldn’t be able to move forward with a class action, the EEOC told a federal court in Texas.
The U.S. Pastor Council, Braidwood Management Inc., and Bear Creek Bible Church sued the civil rights agency in 2018, arguing their religious rights should allow them to adopt policies that would otherwise violate Title VII of the 1964 Civil RIghts Act. The case has continued to move forward despite last year’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in …