Ken Ham files lawsuit against Kentucky

[Mister Agenda]

I did. Apologies. I meant Hobby Lobby.

Fair enough,

From what I understand, Ham is claiming that the state is treating the Ark Encounter differently because it is a religious organization. The position of the state is that they are not, that they would deny tax rebates to any organization which discriminates in hiring. The wrinkle is a law which Ham claims gives him the right to discriminate.

What law is that?

Suppose Ham wasn't building a giant wooden ark but instead building the most awesomeist strip club on the planet.

I suppose he would be less likely to illegally discriminate based on religion in his hiring practices.

Further suppose that he discriminated in the hiring of his dancers by stipulating he would only hire girls who are under 95 years old.

Why would he stipulate that? He should hire dancers based on looks and talent, there doesn't seem to be a practical need to screen older dancers in advance. But as far as I know, Kentucky doesn't have a law that prohibits age discrimination in hiring.

He probably has a legal right to discriminate that way.

Probably. But if he stipulates 'no Jewish applicants', he's going to have a hard time.

Does the state have the right to punish him by denying him access to the sales tax rebate program because he exercised his right to discriminate?

When did you establish that Ken Ham has a right to discriminate based on religion?