Defend religiously affiliated child care without igniting a culture war
I agree with Dolan on this one. Provisions denying funds to centers held in churches are unconstitutional and generally a bad idea. Also, location has no impact on indoctrination - and indoctrination in the tender years (before the age of reason) is not really possible anyway. Regardless, Espinoza v. Montana is now the law of the land. Let this controversy be a teaching moment so that the decision may be more widely known.
On the other hand, the Church should not use its rights to avoid its obligations to respect the rights of others, including their right to unionize, the rights of these unions to disagree with the Church's incorrect notions on abortion law and the marriage equality rights of their employees. There is a difference between religious freedom and religious power. Such a view is not toxic libertarianism, it is just truth. Moral scorn is not a right, it is bigotry.
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