The ACLU and a former employee of Liberty University set up a case to try to force the nation’s largest Christian university to change its biblical doctrine.

We have received our first ruling from the judge in this case, which sets up the path to take this case to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and then to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The case begs one simple question: Can a person force Christian institutions to abandon their Christian doctrine — or — is every Christian institution entitled to the religious freedom afforded by Title VII, the First Amendment, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993?

The decisions the Courts offer in this case will have monumental impact, not just for Christian universities, but for ALL Christian institutions nationwide.

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Jonathan Zinski purposefully LIED when he applied for, and was offered, a job at Liberty University. When hired in February 2023, Zinski agreed to adhere to the university’s doctrinal position regarding the biblical understanding that God create male and female. Liberty University’s doctrinal statement clearly states that human beings were directly created in the very image of God as either biologically male or female from the womb, and it is a sinful act prohibited by God to deny one’s birth sex by self-identification with a different gender.

But Jonathan, who now wishes to be called “Ellenor,” LIED. He had already been taking cross-sex hormones for four months when he applied to the school. Jonathan continued taking those hormones.

Once his 90-day probationary period was over, Jonathan revealed his ruse to the school, demanding to be allowed to dress in women’s clothing, wear makeup, and be called “Ellenor” by university staff and students alike.

When LU stood by its doctrine, Jonathan hired the ACLU to SUE the school into compliance with his LGBTQ demands.

The ACLU has an annual budget of 383 million dollars, over 500 attorneys on staff, and thousands more “volunteer” attorneys nationwide. Its sheer size is often enough to scare off its adversaries.

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In a ruling issued late Friday night, U.S. District Judge Norman Moon rejected Liberty Counsel’s motion to dismiss this case. In doing so, Judge Moon opened the door to take this case first to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and then to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In his order, Judge Moon recognized that after the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, neither the Fourth Circuit nor the Supreme Court have clarified the interplay between Title VII’s statutory exemptions for religious institutions and LGBTQ claims. The Supreme Court’s decision explicitly stated that the protection afforded to religious institutions in such scenarios were to be decided in future cases.

The First Amendment and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 both require that Liberty University is permitted to maintain its religious beliefs and practices and to require its employees to comport their lives with the school’s Doctrinal Statement and religious beliefs.

This case now moves to the Court of Appeals, and, eventually, to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Liberty Counsel will fight to make sure that federal law protects religious institutions to uphold their sincere Christian beliefs and to employ those who are aligned with its religious mission and beliefs.

We look forward to the next phase of this litigation. We will not allow the ACLU to steamroll this Christian school, or any other — because if the ACLU wins, no Christian institution will be safe. Christian universities, schools, and yes, even churches will be forced to hire drag queens and promote the LGBTQ agenda if we lose. We cannot allow this to happen.

We need your help to stop the ACLU and LGBTQ’s attempts to corrupt Christian doctrine and eradicate biblical truth.

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Source:

“Liberty University to Appeal Meritless Title VII Lawsuit.” Liberty Counsel, February 21, 2025. LC.org/newsroom/details/022125-liberty-university-to-appeal-meritless-title-vii-lawsuit.