🚨 Update on LifeWise’s court filing:
LifeWise is telling the Ohio Supreme Court that—because it’s a religious organization—it has a “clear legal right to finality” over its employment decisions, free from review by a “secular tribunal.” It also accuses the former employee of “continuous, unrepentant” misconduct under its handbook.
🔎 In plain terms:
LifeWise is telling the Ohio Supreme Court that because it calls itself religious, it shouldn’t have to answer to the same civil-rights and labor laws that apply to every other employer.
They want the power to make final, unchallengeable employment decisions — firing or disciplining staff under their own “biblical” code — without any review by state agencies or courts.
⚠️ Big picture:
That’s essentially saying, “We don’t have to follow the laws of the land.”
If a group working inside the public-school day can declare itself above neutral, secular laws, it’s not just a workplace issue — it’s a threat to the basic principle that no organization, religious or otherwise, is above the law.
Here’s the problem: The ministerial exception protects truly religious roles (think preaching/teaching doctrine), but it’s not a blanket immunity from civil-rights and labor laws for every employee or every claim. If LifeWise can re-label staff as “ministers” or hide behind sweeping morality clauses, workers lose protection—and districts would be partnering with a group LESS ACCOUNTABLE WHILE IT OPERATES INSIDE THE SCHOOL DAY.
Public schools must only partner with organizations that accept neutral, civil oversight. No carve-outs. No loopholes.
If you’re a LifeWise staffer or district employee with relevant information, document everything and reach out:
Report church–state concerns to FFRF ⬇️
🌐 Online Complaint Form
• Go to: ffrf.org/legal/report
• Choose “Report a State/Church Violation” and fill out the form with details, photos, and documents.
• Email SEA: contact@SecularEducationAssociation.org
💬 Need support or resources? Join our private group for parents, educators, and allies: facebook.com/groups/SecularEducationAssociation
Public schools are not pulpits—and ACCOUNTABILITY ISN’T OPTIONAL.
-Secular Education Association
What people are saying:
- Zachary Parrish: Thinking they’re above the law and only answer to God is exactly why an organization like this will cover up pedophiles in its ranks every single time.
- Facebook User: Facebook User 🛎️🛎️🛎️
- Facebook User: This is the evil the Bible talked about
- Facebook User: I knew I saw his somewhere!
- Facebook User: Ohio Supreme Court ruled the issue moot and rejected the writ of mandamus yesterday. Woo hoo!
- Facebook User: Kinda like Sharia Law…only different??
- Facebook User: Nonsense!
- Facebook User: Are they gonna stone their unruly employees?
- Facebook User: Facebook User they must they wanna follow the Bible they can’t Cherry pick
- Facebook User: BS
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