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First Liberty just filed a motion for preliminary injunction urging
the U.S. District Court of Maine to halt a state law that
discriminates against religious schools.

We're defending Bangor Christian Schools (BCS), which is
operated by Crosspoint Church. For more than 50 years, the school has
provided students and families with an education grounded in biblical
principles.

Despite our win at the U.S. Supreme Court last year, Maine persists in
trying to exclude BCS and other religious schools from participating
in the state's tuitioning program.

Our Treat Children Fairly case (Carson v. Makin) was a major victory
for religious education. The Court ruled that states cannot
discriminate against parents who send their children to religious
schools under government student-aid, or "tuitioning,"
programs. It also held that government must treat religious
organizations the same as everyone else.

In anticipation of this decision, however, the Maine legislature
enacted a new law that penalizes Chrsitian schools for teaching
religious beliefs. It put in place a provision saying that tuitioning
schools cannot discriminate on the basis of religion, sexual
orientation and gender identity.

These requirements prohibit BCS from teaching its religious
perspective or admitting only students who agree to support the
school's statement of faith and religious educational mission.

Schools like BCS would be forced to violate their sincerely held
religious beliefs in order to participate in the state's
tuitioning program.

This is unconstitutional. Maine wrongfully excluded religious schools
for 40+ years. It lost at the highest court last year, and the
direction from the Supreme Court was clear: this religious
discrimination must end.

Our Treat Children Fairly victory was crucial. But the battle is not
over. There are still many cases we must win to ensure state officials
follow the Supreme Court's direction.

Bangor Christian is counting on your support. Families should be free
to choose the educational option that works best for them without the
government's interference.

Please donate to First Liberty today. With your support, we can
continue restoring religious freedom in our nation's schools.



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