Churches Win Exemption From Anti-Discrimination Ordinance

The Green Bay Press Gazette reports that on Friday a Wisconsin state trial court held that De Pere, Wisconsin's anti-discrimination ordinance infringes the free exercise rights of churches and that churches should not be considered public accommodations under the statute.The ordinance prohibits discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations on the basis of sex, marital status, sexual orientation or gender identity, (See prior posting.)