Faith-Based Funding Rule Change Draws Suit by LGBT, Other Groups

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and seven other federal agencies were hit with a lawsuit in Manhattan by LGBT and other groups challenging a recent rule change that relaxed anti-discrimination and other restrictions on religious organizations that receive federal funding to provide community services.

HHS announced Dec. 14 that it, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and several other agencies had joined together to create a rule that would ensure faith-based and secular groups are treated equally in HHS-supported programs. The rule eliminates several prior regulations, including the requirement that faith-based providers provide notice ...