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b"Seattle\\u2019s Union Gospel Mission has been serving the homeless and needy of its community for nearly 90 years. But now, the Washington Supreme Court has given it the Hobson's choice of changing its religious beliefs or closing its doors.\\xa0\\n\\u201c[O]ur beliefs are everything to us,\\u201d Scott Chin, president of Seattle's Union Gospel Mission, says, adding that it is \\u201cunimaginable that we would change our beliefs just so that we could continue operating.\\u201d\\xa0\\nIn 2017, Matthew Woods applied for a lawyer position with the organization.\\xa0The mission requires all of its employees to hold and live by the ministry\\u2019s Christian beliefs, but Woods was open about the fact that he does not profess Christianity. Woods sued the homeless ministry after he was not hired for the job.\\nThe Washington Supreme Court ruled against the ministry, but now Chin is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his case and defend the religious freedoms the organization has practiced freely for decades.\\xa0\\n\\u201cWe're hopeful that the U.S. Supreme Court will reverse the Washington Supreme Court and adopt the rule that is prevalent in many other circuits around the country,\\u201d says Jake \\nWarner, an attorney with the Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom.\\xa0\\nChin and Warner join \\u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\\u201d to explain why Seattle\\u2019s Union Gospel Mission is fighting for its right to the free exercise of religion.\\xa0\\nAlso on today\\u2019s show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a couple who adopted two sets of twins on the same day.\\xa0\\nEnjoy the show!\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."