Religious Discrimination at Work Would

¶ … Religious Discrimination at Work Would such a policy be legal? If so, under what terms and what might the restrictions be? Not legal and not advisable for a business with more than 15 employees. Legal but not advisable for a business with fewer than 15 employees. The proposed idea is prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for any organization employing 15 or more employees (Friedman, 2005).

It is not prohibited under federal law for businesses employing fewer than 15 employees but it is still not advisable because it promotes discrimination in society. In addition, some states prohibit religious discrimination regardless of the number of employed individuals. Federal law provides exceptions for religious institutions and businesses that primarily provide services of a religious nature and allows them to restrict employment to individuals of the particular denomination (Friedman, 2005). From a Great Commission perspective, would this policy be advisable? Legal but not advisable.

From the perspective of the Great Commission, this policy would deprive the organization of the opportunity to preach the Gospel and promote conversion to Christianity. Of course, most proselytizing of this nature is also prohibited by law but a non-exclusive hiring policy obviously provides more opportunities to expose non-Christians to the faith in permissible ways than an exclusive hiring policy that excludes non-Christians altogether. 3. How would your answers change, if at all, if they planned to open a Christian school rather than a manufacturing facility? Legal but not advisable.

Because a Christian school is a primarily religious institution, it would be excepted from the obligation to comply with Title.