Tennessee's Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the state's child welfare agency will have to defend itself in a suit challenging a Christian adoption agency's refusal to train a Jewish couple as foster parents.
A Tennessee appellate judge ruled that a Knox County couple may proceed with a lawsuit alleging a state-funded foster care agency denied them services because they are Jewish.
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