The Sage International School location in Middleton, Idaho, where Truth Family Bible Church was leasing a gym for its Sunday services. (Google Map)
"IHFA and Sage’s motivations for terminating Truth Family’s lease, whether reasonable or not, were still a violation of Truth Family’s constitutional rights," Nye also said, according to Idaho Education News.
The website said an attorney representing the church argued that using the Blaine Amendment to terminate the lease ran afoul of the First Amendment’s Free Exercise, Establishment and Free Speech clauses.
Nye agreed with each of the First Amendment claims, writing in his ruling that the move to cancel the church’s lease "effectively stifled" its religious speech, Idaho Education News reported.
"We’re pleased with this outcome," Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, whose office intervened in the case, told Idaho Education News through a spokesperson. "Government agencies cannot discriminate against religious organizations simply because they’re religious. Truth Family Bible Church deserved the same treatment as any secular group, and we’re glad the court recognized this."
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A bible is seen on a desk. (plherrera/Getty)
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At the moment, the church is holding its Sunday services at another school’s gym.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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