Last May, Trinity Lutheran Church, located in St. Francis, Minnesota, refused to provide lunch services to a trans woman because her transition was “contrary to God’s revealed will.” Because of the church’s refusal to provide care for the woman, it was decided last month that Minnesota’s Anoka County Social Services Department will no longer be sending clients to Trinity Lutheran Church.

From United Press International, on the issues this, and many other similar disputes happening around the country, present:

The dispute — one of a growing number of cases nationwide — comes amid conflicting trends, University of St. Thomas law professor Robert Vischer told the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press.

“The government, recognizing the value of religious organizations providing services that contribute to the good of society, is funding them more. At the same time, we’re expanding the range of anti-discrimination laws,” Vischer said.

“But these new categories of discrimination run directly to the religious identities of these same groups. And the two are colliding all over the country.”