Arecent decision of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court held that Catholic Charities Bureau in Superior, Wisconsin, and its subentities are not exempt from paying into the state's unemployment insurance program because it "does not 'operate primarily for religious purposes.' " The ruling is bad law and should be overturned.
The case, Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, highlights the degree to which anti-religious sentiments can hide behind an appearance of impartiality, in this case, a utilitarian ideology that informed the decision of the court.
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