Religious Groups Given ‘Exception’ to Work Bias Law

[DonCoquixote]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/us/supreme-court-recognizes-religious-exception-to-job-discrimination-laws.html?_r=1

Ok folks, this is why they want to privatize education. Now, CHURCH BUSINESS (schools) can hire and fire anyone they want. Find out a teacher is Gay, out he goes? A teacher goers to another church, out they go. Of course, add to it that now, not opnly can these Church schools get taxpayer funded money, they can be the preferred repcipents, making sure that no one in a community jhas ANY ACCESS TO EDUCATION, meaning that they get to use educations as a means of DOMINATION.

Of course, the only real challenge would be if, oh let's say, the scientololgists used this in their schools, or the Moonies, or even a Wahabbi Madrassa, but we all know that religious freedom here is freedom to be white and protestant. Hell, even Mitt can't shake the fact he is Mormon.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Give it rest-- even the ACLU agrees that...

this is a very limited decision and will have very few consequences.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. Can't find the ACLU statement...got a link? I did find this:

"Clergy who are fired for reasons unrelated to matters of theology – no matter how capricious or venal those reasons may be – have just had the courthouse door slammed in their faces," Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.[link:http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/120111/supreme-court-ministerial-exemption-job-discrimination-church

[TreasonousBastard]

5. One of their lawyers was on the radio yesterday...

and said it was too bad for the plaintiff, but a very narrow decision and shouldn't have much of an effect overall.

As far as I can find, they only have their friend of the court brief on their site.

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Churches say discrimination is a Sacrament. This decision stinks, yet it does stand as

definition of the nature of these churches and other organizations.

[joeybee12]

4. Basically, the Court punted...yes, businesses can do this...

But there are limits and the SCOTUS didn't define those...basically they said we can't agree except very narrowly...a cowardly decision, IMHO.