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A Washington state anti-discrimination law was challenged by the shelter in a federal appeals court this week It would require the Christian homeless shelter to hire LGBTQ+ people and others who are against its religious beliefs, including those on sexuality and marriage Union Gospel Mission in Yakima, about 150 miles southeast of Seattle, has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive a lawsuit dismissed by a lower court SAN FRANCISCO, California: A Washington state anti-discrimination law that would require the Christian homeless shelter to hire LGBTQ+ people and others who are against its religious beliefs, including those on sexuality and marriage, was challenged by the shelter in a federal appeals court this week. Union Gospel Mission in Yakima, about 150 miles southeast of Seattle, has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive a lawsuit dismissed by a lower court. Washington’s Law Against Discrimination prohibits employers with at least eight employees from discriminating based on sexual orientation. Religious organizations are exempt, but the state’s Supreme Court ruled in 2021 that the exemption should only apply to ministerial positions. The mission hires only co-religionists and expects "employees to abstain from sexual immorality, including adultery, nonmarried […]