Sentences with phrase «religious employment decisions»
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CNN: My Take: Huge win for religious liberty at the Supreme Court Wednesday's Supreme Court decision holding that ministers can not sue their churches for employment discrimination was a huge win for religious liberty.
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Indeed, the reason that Congress overwhelmingly passed RFRA in the first place (97 - 3 in the Senate, by acclamation in the House) was a disturbing Supreme Court decision in 1990, Employment Division v. Smith, which lowered the First Amendment's protections for religious liberty.
«The government must stay out of hiring and firing decisions by a religious organization, even if a minister sues for employment discrimination, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.
(CNN)- Wednesday's Supreme Court decision holding that ministers can not sue their churches for employment discrimination was a huge win for religious liberty.
We'll analyze the Court's approach in several decisions affecting public schools - EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch (finding need for religious accommodation need only be a motivating factor in an employment decision) and Perez v.
(1) he has a sincere religious belief, observance or practice that conflicts with an employment requirement; (2) he informed his employer of the conflict; and (3) the religious practice was the basis for the adverse employment decision.
According to this extensive story from the New York Times, «Where Faith Abides, Employees Have Few Rights» (Nicole Bengiveno, 10/9/06), courts have expanded the «ministerial exception» — which gives religious institutions wide discretion over employment - related decisions related to a «core expression of religious belief» — to apply in situations that do not, on their face, implicate religious issues.