Sentences with phrase «specific religious bodies»

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In the federal employment anti-discrimination laws, a specific exception exists for religious bodies that discriminate on the basis of religion, and a couple of years ago, in the Hosanna - Tabor case, the Supreme Court held that the Constitution allows religious bodies to discriminate with respect to the employment of ministers.

The general body of research indicates, therefore, that religious television programs do have the potential to change people's attitudes toward religious faith in general and toward specific aspects of religious faith and practice in particular.

I know of no survey which has shown people within churches — conservative, moderate or liberal — to be eager for their religious bodies to be involved with specific political action in their name.

The Bill also establishes the circumstances under which a religious accommodation may be granted in various areas of a public body (services, employment, and education etc.) as well as the specific elements that must be considered when dealing with certain accommodation requests.