Washington State Attorney General has announced today that they would begin a discrimination investigation into Seattle Pacific University over the school's policy that restricts hiring professors in same-sex relationships.
Washington State Attorney General has announced today that they would begin a discrimination investigation into Seattle Pacific University over the school’s policy that restricts hiring professors in same-sex relationships.
While there have not been any claims from the Attorney General’s office that Seattle Pacific University engaged in any illegal hiring practices, he did citea Washington Supreme court case that ruled religious exemption does not apply to protect against discrimination lawsuits for hiring based on sexual identity under the Washington Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause.filed in District Court seeking to block the investigation.
“Mr. Ferguson recently singled out Seattle Pacific because of its Christian beliefs, demanding information about the school’s religious hiring practices and employees,” Lori Windham, senior counsel at Becket law firm, said in a statement. “For years, American courts have been clear that external officials cannot dictate how religious institutions live out their faith commitments. Our laws protect religious universities from unlawful demands by governmental officials.
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