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Sep 1, 2021 · If passed, the Equality Act will amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act (specifically, titles II, III, IV, VI, VII, and IX) to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The Equality Act contains some good aspects, but there are even more negative elements. In addition to stripping away protection that religious ...
Apr 9, 2021 · Under the Equality Act, a church is defined as a “public accommodation.”. If it declines to hire same-sex “married” teachers based on behavior which violates church moral teaching, that ...
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- What Is A Public Accommodation?
- When Are Churches Public Accommodations?
- What Would Change About Public Accommodations Under The Equality Act?
- How Would The Equality Act Affect Churches?
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As it stands today, only a few categories of businesses are covered by the federal law that prohibits discrimination in places of public accommodation. The list, which includes most hotels, restaurants, movie theaters and sports arenas, was carefully crafted, as legal scholar Garrett Epps wrote for The Atlanticin 2015. It took aim at the sites wher...
To explain how public accommodation status works, Warbelow offered a hypothetical example featuring a pool operated by a Jewish community center. Like other private clubs, the Jewish community center has the right to limit its membership and allow only club members to use its pool. But if the center decided to have an open swim day in order to boos...
Under the Equality Act, many more businesses and types of retail activity would be subject to anti-discrimination law. It expands the list of covered public accommodations to include “any establishment that provides a good, service or program.” Supporters have argued that such a change is necessary in order to root out discrimination. The narrow sc...
The Equality Act does not exempt religious organizations. Instead, it creates new opportunities for churches to be considered places of public accommodation by adding things like “public gatherings” and “food banks” to the list of covered activities and establishments. “You could see how a church opening up its premises to give away free food could...
In addition to increasing the likelihood of legal action, the Equality Act would limit the application of existing religious freedom law. It says the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which limits government interference with religious activity, can’t be used to challenge or defend against anti-discrimination claims. “The bill would keep churches ...
Joseph emphasized that, under the Equality Act, the government would still have no right to interfere with activities that are clearly religious. Churches could continue to set eligibility requirements for membership and pastors could preach what they believe. “A church would never be required to oversee or conduct a wedding that is not consistent ...
Apr 20, 2021 · The Equality Act would amend Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to codify the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that barring sex discrimination in the workplace also protects LGBTQ employees from being fired or disciplined based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Mar 10, 2021 · Faith groups are deeply split over the Equality Act. Evangelicals, Catholics, Latter-day Saints and Orthodox Jews say it limits religious freedom. Mainline Protestants and other progressive faith ...
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Mar 25, 2021 · March 25, 2021. By. Mark Silk. (RNS) — Listen to its opponents and you’d think the Equality Act, which the House of Representatives passed Feb. 25, is designed to destroy the free exercise of ...
Apr 20, 2021 · The bill—which in February passed the first stage of becoming law—would have wide-ranging implications for Christians. Most notably, it would throttle religious liberty protections for ...
