{"id":5469,"date":"2021-03-31T13:50:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T17:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.libertystudentnews.com\/?p=5469"},"modified":"2021-03-31T13:50:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T17:50:34","slug":"liberty-university-amongst-the-25-faith-based-schools-named-in-lgbtq-discrimination-case-against-department-of-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.libertystudentnews.com\/?p=5469","title":{"rendered":"Liberty University amongst the 25 faith-based schools named in LGBTQ discrimination case against Department of Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liberty University is among 25 faith-based schools named in a class-action lawsuit filed March 29 against the U.S. Department of Education, with claims of unlawful discrimination against LGBTQ students.<\/p>\n<p>The suit, filed in U.S District Court in Eugene, Ore., by the nonprofit Religious Exemption Accountability Project, says the religious exemption these schools are given that allows them to 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