Comments on: EEOC vs. the ministerial exception https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/10/eeoc-vs-the-ministerial-exception/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:09:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: James https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/10/eeoc-vs-the-ministerial-exception/comment-page-1/#comment-127212 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:09:45 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=24975#comment-127212 What does this have to do with Congress making law? Interesting take on the issue here:

http://www.federalistblog.us/2011/10/wrong-questions-in-hosanna-tabor-religious-freedom-case/

]]> By: Jesse Spurway https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/10/eeoc-vs-the-ministerial-exception/comment-page-1/#comment-127075 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:08:07 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=24975#comment-127075 I must be missing something in this. Why would I hire a plumber to build me some bookcases. So, why did the school hire the lady if they thought she could not teach religion?

““We prayed, and we feel God told us to hire one applicant rather than another” is an argument that’s hard for secular courts to reasonably evaluate.”
No it’s not. Churches (etc.) cannot exempt themselves from secular law. It is done through a process of law and courts.

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