Religious liberty visions collide as Orthodox Jewish group pans Tennessee Jewish foster parents’ lawsuit

August 31, 2023 at 9:41 p.m.

by Andrew Schwartz

Contributed photo / Knox County couple Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram allege a publicly funded Christian child-placement agency refused to serve them because they are Jewish — and that a new Tennessee law permitting the policy violates their constitutional rights.

A national group representing Orthodox Jewish rabbis this week attacked a court decision permitting a Knox County Jewish couple to proceed in a high-profile lawsuit against the state.

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