Pastors from four Massachusetts churches are hailing a recent settlement in a federal case pitting their right to religious freedom against the state's interpretation of the new transgender public accommodations law, lauding the agreement as a victory.
"I'm happy to say on Monday of this week the churches moved to dismiss their case because both (Attorney General Maura Healey) and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination revised their controversial guidance to specifically recognize the First Amendment rights of these organizations," said Andrew Beckwith, president of the conservative Massachusetts Family Institute, in a recent press conference. "In short, we accomplished what we set out to do."
(Don't you love that? Couldn't a blog post go just about anywhere with an upfront disclaimer like that? Because I know youhave a daughter… or a friend, dog, husband, whatever… who could be a story-starter too.)
