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For a Bowl of Stew
What is the Church trading away for the sake of convenience? Esau exchanged his birthright for a bowl of stew. Today, too many churches risk outsourcing their God-given mission for efficiency, funding, and comfort. It's a sobering challenge to consider.
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged 7 CFR Part 16, American Psychological Association, Bethany Christian Services, Bostock v. Clayton County, Catholic Charities Boston, Catholic Charities in Washington D.C., Childtime, Christianity, church, Church World Service, Episcopal Migration Ministries, Executive Order 13559, George Marsden, Global Refuge, HIAS, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC, James Burtchaell, La Petite Academy, Learning Care Group, Montessori Unlimited, National Association of Evangelicals, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, Pathways Learning Academy, religion, TEFAP, The Emergency Food Assistance Program, Tutor Time, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services, USDA, World Relief
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The Cutting Issues in Ministerial Exception Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court in Hosanna-Tabor (2012) and Our Lady of Guadalupe (2020) embraced what Justice Samuel Alito described as the “so-called ministerial exception,” a doctrine that exempts religious organizations from discrimination laws when dealing with certain employees. Why “so-called”? Because the exemption covers more than just ministers or the top officials of a religious organization. But whom else? Certainly some teachers in church elementary schools, as the U.S. Supreme Court held in both of those cases.
Posted in Religious Liberty
Tagged Clarence Thomas, Gordon College, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Neil Gorsuch, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, Samuel Alito, U.S. Supreme Court
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