The prohibition on discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act doesn’t just apply to hiring and firing; it also protects against “hostile” work environments. But, what if your work environment is a house of worship and you are a minister?
The Ohio law also allows any health care worker or institution with a conscience-based objection to refuse to refer such services to another provider.
At the end of its term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a trio of orders impacting religious liberty cases: Carson v. Makin, Arlene’s Flowers, Inc. v. Washington, and Mast v. Fillmore County, Minnesota.
Some legislatures across the country are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with bills that would make it more difficult for government officials to curtail in-person religious gatherings during a public health crisis.
A unanimous decision in a case on such a controversial topic was entirely unexpected, but Chief Justice John Roberts, who authored the opinion, focused the Court on a specific fact in Fulton v. Philadelphia.
Religious freedom and racial justice are inextricably bound together.
Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.
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Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.