A Kentucky judge dismissed accusations that a state-funded Baptist agency committed religious discrimination when it fired a woman because she is a lesbian. But the judge said the lawsuit could continue on the question of whether government money should go to religious institutions to provide social services — a decision that could affect President Bush’s faith-based initiative.
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