Catholic Parish in Michigan Fights to Protect Its Mission From State Law | EWTN News Nightly

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A Catholic parish in Michigan is fighting to protect its mission from a recently revised state law. Saint Joseph Parish requires all staff to uphold Church teaching, including on gender, marriage and sexuality. Last year, lawmakers in the state House expanded the civil rights law to prohibit discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity and thus far, Michigan has refused to make any accommodations for religious groups. Senior Counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which is representing Saint Joseph's Parish, Will Haun, joins to tell us about the parish in Saint Johns, Michigan. We know it was founded in the 1850s. Haun shares what role it plays in the community and how this recent change to state laws will have a negative impact on the parish and elementary school. Haun shares how state officials and Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer have responded to his request for an accommodation on religious grounds. Haun fills us in on whether Church leaders in Michigan have made any statements about this. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf