A Des Moines church is suing the Iowa Civil Rights Commission over its advice about transgender bathroom policies for “public” church services.

The Iowa Civil Rights Commission has published a statement on “gender segregated restrooms.” It says there is no “bona fide religious exemption” that would let churches require transgender guests at PUBLIC events to use the restroom of their gender at birth. The Civil Rights Commission cites a 2007 state law that bars discrimination against a person because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity.

Attorneys with the Alliance Defending Freedom are representing the Fort Des Moines Church of Christ in its lawsuit against the state. The group’s website says “people who believe they are not the sex or gender they were born as are free to feel that way and…deserve respect as human beings.” But the group’s statement goes onto say: “forcing one’s ideology on others is a big no-no in our society.”