Do you think a state agency should be able to tell a church that it’s not permitted to adhere to certain of its beliefs, or that it cannot allow its members to exercise certain beliefs? That would pretty clearly violate the First Amendment’s guarantee of the free exercise of religion, right?
You’d think so, and you’d be right of course, but a district court judge in Connecticut disagreed. Unbelievably, our lawsuit on behalf of Milford Christian Church and its Little Eagles daycare and preschool was dismissed in August, even though the facts clearly showed that the state is trying to shut the school down because the church honors the parents’ religious opposition to vaccinations. The state didn’t deny this! In the eyes of the state, Connecticut’s decision to repeal its religious exemption to vaccinations means that even religious schools run by churches must force every child to be vaccinated, even if doing so would violate the church’s and the parents’ religious beliefs.
That’s why we’ve appealed this case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and we just filed our brief in support of this appeal, which you can read in its entirety here. Our continued fight for Milford Christian Church, and its parents and children, is only possible with your support.
That’s why tonight we are kindly asking that you consider a gift to our 2025 Year-End Giving Campaign. Our fundraising success at year-end will determine what we can and cannot do in 2026, and that might include taking this lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court. We thank you in advance for taking a stand for religious liberty and health freedom!