Judge approves settlement in Baptist children’s home case

c. 2014 Religion News Service

(RNS) A federal judge has approved a settlement in a 14-year legal battle over government funding of Baptist homes for children in Kentucky.

The lawsuit started in 2000 when Sunrise Children’s Services fired a staffer, Alicia Pedreira, after discovering she was a lesbian. The agency, formerly known as Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children, also was sued by Pedreira and other taxpayers who claimed government money was being used for services “infused with the teachings of the Baptist faith.”