A more conservative court hears same-sex foster parent case
In October 2019, clergy protested outside the US Supreme Court building as justices heard arguments about anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace. (Photo by Ted Eytan via Creative Commons license)
On November 4, the Supreme Court seemed likely to side with a Catholic social services agency in a dispute with the city of Philadelphia over the agency’s refusal to work with same-sex couples as foster parents.
The case is a big test of religious rights on a more conservative court.
Catholic Social Services, which is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, says its religious views keep it from certifying same-sex couples as foster parents. And it says it shouldn’t be shut out of a contract with the city to find foster homes for children. Philadelphia says
