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Legality question
August 22, 2020 at 6:26 pm
Does anyone know if this is legal? This is from a job posting in the U.S. The company sells Christian product.
Qualifications:
- Member of or attending an evangelical Christian church, required
- Overview:
LifeWay is one of the world’s largest providers of Christian resources. Voted one of 2019 Forbes' Best Midsize Employers, the campus is located in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee. Our headquarters team leads, produces, and delivers trustworthy experiences that fuel ministry.
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RE: Legality question
August 22, 2020 at 6:39 pm
(This post was last modified: August 22, 2020 at 6:39 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
A quick web browse leads me to say ‘yes’. According to their website, it’s a church and is thus partially exempted from religious discrimination in their hiring practices.
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RE: Legality question
August 22, 2020 at 6:46 pm
Hmmm...I don't see where they are an actual church. They are a company that provides churches with gifts/books/materials.
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RE: Legality question
August 22, 2020 at 7:21 pm
(August 22, 2020 at 6:46 pm)Figbash Wrote: Hmmm...I don't see where they are an actual church. They are a company that provides churches with gifts/books/materials.
My mistake. They are a ‘religious non-profit organization’ and the US Supreme Court says that such groups are exempt from some provisions of The Civil Rights Act of 1964.
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news...-hire.html
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RE: Legality question
August 22, 2020 at 9:11 pm
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Agree but info tech seems based in facts. This company needs you to NOT believe in some facts which I s'pose is fair enough. All jobs come with rules you must follow.
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RE: Legality question
August 22, 2020 at 10:00 pm
Well, I don't know what they're looking for exactly in that posting, but if they're looking for a minister or someone to aid with ministry, then surely they don't want someone who is faking it, right? lol
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RE: Legality question
August 22, 2020 at 10:10 pm
It’s like Chick-Fil-A, they cannot legally hire only religious people because it’s a general fast food business, but they have a work-around where they have ways of determining the individual’s religious affiliation and mainly hiring theists. The majority of the employees are theists from what I understand.
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RE: Legality question
August 22, 2020 at 10:50 pm
(August 22, 2020 at 10:00 pm)Grandizer Wrote: Well, I don't know what they're looking for exactly in that posting, but if they're looking for a minister or someone to aid with ministry, then surely they don't want someone who is faking it, right? lol
Religion is big business! No fakers allowed! Only legitimately deluded folk need apply!
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