Counselor Fined for Refusing to Affirm Same-Sex Relationships During Counseling

May 27, 2026

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Episode Summary

Welcome to the Napa Legal Podcast, where we discuss religious liberty from the perspective of faith-based nonprofits. In this week's episode, Frank DeVito and Alexa Kawlewski discuss an Oregon therapist being fined for answering a client’s question about his beliefs, a Fifth Circuit case challenging an abortion accommodation requirement created by the EEOC, and a land-use lawsuit in the Third Circuit concerning a Catholic Church being denied the approvals to build a shrine.

In this episode, we discuss:

1:50 Counselor in Oregon Fined for Refusing to Affirm Same-Sex Relationships During Counseling Session.

10:50 Fifth Circuit To Hear Appeal Challenging Federal Abortion Accommodation Regulation.

25:17 Pennsylvania Church Appeals to Third Circuit Over Zoning Decision That Disfavors Religion.

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