U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 25, 2010
Charity Can Fire Non-Christians
The faith-based charity World Vision, Inc. had the right to fire employees for rejecting Christianity, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The faith-based charity World Vision, Inc. had the right to fire employees for rejecting Christianity by relying on an exemption in the Civil Rights Act, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act contains a provision, aimed at protecting religious freedom, that exempts religious organizations from the law's prohibition of empl...
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