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Moody Bible Institute has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education for barring it from a teaching program due to its faith-based hiring practices.

Moody filed the complaint on Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.

According to the lawsuit, Chicago education officials prohibited Moody from participating in a student-teaching program solely because of the Evangelical institution's hiring practices.

To participate in the program, Moody must agree to non-discrimination policies that would go against its policy of only hiring employees who subscribe to its beliefs and practices.

Moody’s standards for staff include requiring employees to avoid sexual activity outside of marriage, not to engage in same-

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