Question

First Baptist Church is seeking a youth minister for its programs and has the following language in its notice of the position, All applicants must be of the Baptist faith and affiliated with the American Baptist Convention.Which of the following is true about notice?
a. Such a restriction violates Title VII.
b. The restriction is valid if the First Baptist Church has under 15 employees.
c. First Baptist Church is permitted under Title VII to restrict applicants in this way.
d. The restriction is valid if First Baptist uses an employment agency.

Answer 1

Answer:

c. First Baptist Church is permitted under Title VII to restrict applicants in this way.

Explanation:

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, extends its provision of prohibiting the practice of discrimination on the basis of age, race, gender, and national origin. Churches are also subject to the act. But under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, there an exception under the religious ground.  The religious institutions and the churches possess the right to discriminate based on religion. Under this exception, the Baptists were able to discriminate among the baptists and the normal citizen. For the Baptist congregations, only a Baptist was preferred for the employment.