A lot of media coverage about the Justice Department's defense of Title IX's religious exemption is misleading and confused. It has fomented a great deal of anger among progressives that is deeply misplaced. This is not the story you might think it is. slate.com/news-and-polit…
Title IX's religious exemption has existed since Title IX was passed in 1972. The Department of Justice has a duty to defend it. A Christian organization is trying to seize that duty from the DOJ, which would be very bad. DOJ is right to insist on defending the law itself.
The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities wants to take over the defense of Title IX's exemption so it can present extreme arguments in favor of sweeping religious exemptions from civil rights laws. Again: The DOJ is right to resist that effort. slate.com/news-and-polit…
There is absolutely no chance that the federal judiciary will invalidate Title IX's longstanding exemption for religious institutions. This lawsuit may represent a worthy cause, but it is a pipe dream. There is a very good reason why no major LGBTQ groups have signed on.
This is a hopeless lawsuit, and the Justice Department is trying its best to limit the damage by urging a judge not to let a Christian group step in, take over the defense, and make sweeping arguments for greater religious exemptions. That is a good thing.
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