A CA Superior Court Judge has decided that California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act trumps freedom of religion and assembly. In short, a couple of lesbians were kicked out of a private Christian school. Because the school felt their sinful activity was causing a disruptive environment. In response, like typical crying Liberals their parents ran to court claiming that their kids’ “civil rights” were violated. And since the administrators had to discuss a punishment for the sinful actions, the parents’ lawyers also claimed that the girls’ “privacy” was violated. They claimed that the private Christian school is a business and therefore subject to CA’s newest “civil rights” law that offers coverage for gays. The judge agreed.

If this school were to lose then all Christian schools in the state of CA would have to allow gays to violate their rules. This would allow a debased lifestyle into the Christian schools.

On top of that, since this new “civil rights” law also offers coverage for disabilities, it could have other far reaching effects. For example, any parent that wants their child to go to a certain private school would be able to leverage this case. Even if the child is not academically eligible for that school. Imagine if a child takes the entrance exams for a private school and fails? The child’s parents could claim that their child has a learning “disability” and BAM, the school would have to admit them or face legal action! This would result in private schools in CA having all the issues that public schools have, because they would not be able to filter out children that might hold up the school’s educational process. The only filter they would be able to use is a higher tuition fee. Meaning the richest families in CA might be able to ensure their children went to a good private school. But even with the rich, a kid who is not very bright could slip in, so long as they have rich parents.

For these reasons, CA’s “civil rights” law should not apply to any private school. (It probably should not apply to public schools either, given you can’t have a separate class for smart kids, because you would discriminate against those with learning disabilities by segregating them from everyone else.) These institutions need to have the ability to filter out children based on the criteria of their choosing. Otherwise, they will be no better than public schools. Not to mention that it has always been understood that private schools were allowed to discriminate so long as they don’t violate FEDERAL Civil Rights laws. And Christian private schools should always be allowed to discriminate against sin.

Hat tip to Religion Clause.