Yet another intolerant anti-Christian bigot gets support from the State.
A woman posted on the bulletin board at her church that she was looking for a Christian roommate. The intolerant bigot, name protected by the State, filed the complaint which the Michigan Department of Civil Rights received by way of a private organization, the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan. The Civil Rights document was signed by Tyra Khan, a "Civil Rights Representative".
The State’s argument that this solicitation of a roommate of a particular faith is in violation of section 604C, that it’s a "violation to make, print or publish or cause to be made, printed or published any notice, statement or advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference" .
Alliance Defense Fund is representing the woman charged in the complaint. The ADL representative, Joel Oster: "[Tricia] is a single lady looking for a roommate. She is not a landlord. She does not own a management company. She does not run an apartment complex. She is a single person seeking to have a roommate live with her in her house."
"She is not prohibited by either federal law or state law from seeking a Christian roommate. Neither Title VII of the US Fair Housing Civil Rights Act of 1968 nor the Elliot Larsen Civil Rights Act No. 453 prevents a woman like her from seeking a Christian roommate." This is from a letter the ADL sent to the State, noting these 'acts' do not apply to people wanting to share their own resources.
This woman being discriminated against by the State because of her faith must now provide all documents regarding her agent, all her property management documentation, a list of her tenants, a copy of her anti-discrimination policy (whatever that is), and some other stuff. From the “civil rights” department charge: "You must preserve all records relevant to this complaint until final disposition is issued by the department and until litigation and all appeals are concluded. Relevant records, would, for example, include records relating to the aggrieved person and all persons similarly situated."
What was this anti-Christian bigot doing in that church? Why is this coward hiding behind the State and not disclosing who she is?
Truly, do we want the government going inside of churches to ensure they are complying with some vapid weak interpretation of the law to enforce their bigotry? Do you truly want the State to dictate your personal criteria for a roommate?
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