Religious liberty is America’s first freedom, enshrined in the opening 16 words of the Bill of Rights. But the rise of progressive secularism is putting increased tension on American pluralism. Case in point is Fulton v. Philadelphia, an appeal from a Catholic foster agency that the Supreme Court will take up Wednesday.
To the left, the case is simple: Catholic Social Services (CSS) won’t certify gay couples for foster placements. Philadelphia says this violates the city’s nondiscrimination rules, meaning that CSS can no longer be contracted as a foster agency unless it changes its policy. CSS sued. To hear progressives, what it’s asking for is a religious license to discriminate against Philly’s LGBT citizens.
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