Supreme Court says religious schools can fire LGBTQ employees despite nondiscrimination protections
ruling effectively carves out a huge exemption for religious schools by embracing an overly broad interpretation of what constitutes a “minister” and applying it to all teachers, even those who are lay, do not teach religion, or are not directly involved in the propagation of faith.In two cases brought before the court, two teachers at religious schools alleged that they had been discriminated against and fired without cause. In Hermosa Beach, California, 64-year-old Agnes Deirdre Morrissey-Berru claimed she was terminated from her job at Our Lady of Guadalupe School, in part, because of her age.In Torrance, California, Kristen Biel claims she her contract at St.