Ninth Circuit Revives Christian Ministry’s Fight To Defend Faith-Based Hiring Rights

Federal Appeals Court Affirms Religious Organizations Can Choose to Hire Only Fellow Believers

Digital Storm Gavel. The mission group originally brought suit against the state in 2023, arguing that the nondiscrimination law hindered its ability to hire solely workers who agree with the group’s Christian worldview.

Appeals court allows Washington Christian ministry to hire employees with same religious beliefs

A federal appeals court ruled Jan. 6 that a Washington Christian ministry can exclusively hire employees who share its religious beliefs, bringing an end to a… The post Appeals court allows Washington Christian ministry to hire employees with same religious beliefs appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Priest urges new canonical structure to resolve Latin Mass standoff

The concluding high Mass for the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage, an annual three-day pilgrimage for devotees of the Traditional Latin Mass, on Oct. 29, 2023, celebrated by Bishop Guido Pozzo at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity of the Pilgrims in Rome. | Credit: Andrea Zuffellato Jan 7, 2026 / 10:37 am (CNA). As cardinals gather this week in an extraordinary consistory convened by Pope Leo XIV on Jan. 7–8, a French traditionalist priest has se…

Ninth Circuit Revives Christian Ministry’s Fight To Defend Faith-Based Hiring Rights

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – A federal appeals court has handed a key win to religious liberty advocates, allowing the Union Gospel Mission of Yakima to move forward with its constitutional challenge against Washington state’s hiring restrictions. On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously ruled that the Christian ministry has standing to challenge the state’s enforcement …

Court Sides With Christian Mission in Dispute Over Hiring According to Religious Beliefs

A federal appeals court Tuesday allowed the Union Gospel Mission of Yakima, Washington, to proceed with its challenge to state restrictions on hiring according to religious belief. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously affirmed that the religious charity can press its First Amendment claims against state officials after a lower court’s dismissal last year, clearing the way for the ministry to continue its constitutional cha…