Imagine running a nonprofit with a clearly defined mission. You’re passionate about it. You’d want to be able to hire employees who would help you fulfill that mission, right? 

Of course you would. 

If you’re a pro-life organization in Michigan, however, you may be out of luck – at least as far as the law is concerned. 

Language added a few years ago to the state’s civil rights law, which governs hiring practices, directly impacts how these groups can operate. 

Two affected organizations – Right to Life of Michigan and Pregnancy Resource Center – are fighting back. With the help of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), they filed a federal lawsuit in February against Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (who has a history of hostility toward religious organizations), the state’s Department of Civil Rights and Civil Rights Commission.

“Recent changes to Michigan’s employment law force religious and pro-life groups to employ and associate with persons who do not share or live by – and may even oppose – the organizations’ beliefs on human........

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