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Kevin Theriot: Federal court erodes religious freedom

By Alliance Alert

ADF Attorney Kevin Theriot writing at Speak Up University / Church: "Recently a federal court in Maryland undermined the independence of religious organizations when it allowed a nurse?s religious harassment claim against a Catholic institution to go forward. It was the first such decision of its kind. Villa St. Catherine?s is a Catholic nursing center that the Court recognized is exempt from religious discrimination provisions of Title VII ? the federal law that prohibits employment discrimination. Congress wisely included this exemption so that religious organizations can maintain their religious character. This makes constitutional and practical sense. A Jewish ministry to the poor should not have to hire a Muslim, and vice versa. And when government entangles itself in the hiring and firing decisions of religious organizations, it violates the First Amendment?s protection of religious freedom. A good analysis of this aspect of Church Autonomy can be read here.

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on June 02, 2010 (boomark / email).