A Christian missionary group in Washington state is fighting to protect what lawyers argues is the constitutional right to hire like-minded individuals who share its religious mission.
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Through the lawsuit, Yakima Union Gospel Mission is fighting to protect what ADF argues is the organization's constitutional freedom to hire like-minded individuals who share its beliefs to further its mission"to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through its homeless shelter, addiction-recovery programs, outreach efforts, meal services, and health clinics for the Yakima community," according to ADF's press release.
"The First Amendment allows religious organizations the freedom to hire those who share and live out their beliefs without being punished by the government," Senior Counsel and director of the ADF Center for Christian Ministries Ryan Tucker said in a statement.
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