Karen Pence Teaching Gig Features LGBT, Religious Rights Debate

Second lady Karen Pence’s work at a Christian school that won’t hire LGBT teachers highlights a growing legal debate over whether religious and other employers can take faith into account in job decisions.

Pence’s part-time job at Immanuel Christian School in Springfield, Va., came under a microscope after the Washington Post uncovered a copy of the school’s job application for teachers. The school requires job seekers to affirm that they won’t engage in same sex relationships, take on a transgender identity, or engage in sexual activity outside of heterosexual marriage.

Immanuel Christian isn’t the only school that imposes restrictions on ...