Religion. In this country, it is not the department of judges, juries or government officials twere goveo decide who ought to teach catholic fifthgraders that jesus is the son of god or who ought to teach jewish preschoolers what it means to say here israel the lord your god and fun and that is what these cases are about is who controls and who teaches the faith. The answer is easy, churches misuse thoseth who teach their faith. Indeed it ispo one of the most important religious functions for any community. Passing the faith onto the next generation. With the churchs primary agents for teaching to fifthgraders teaching them for hours a week much more than parish priests, they fall within the exception of the community. Respondents would have the court ignorcourts ignore all that substituting the standard on first and foremost the title to determine whether the exception applies. That would elevate the form and force judges to decide what is religious enough to qualify and it would help
To have him in joining the brief submitted on the National Womens lawl center and 68 other organizations of the legal director of the womens law center to oversee those litigation efforts help to create the Legal Network for gender equity and until august 2017 Deputy Director for the Civil Rights Division for department of health and human services. Thank you for joining. They give for having a. Good to be here. What i case this was. You file a brief on behalf of the petitioner so we will begin with you and i will write back up to the first question that chief Justice Roberts asked and the attorney who said it is a teacher to personify church values is that have to have the at onministerial exception . What was chief Justice Roberts getting a and how he was pressing the petitioner on the central claim that it should be whether or not if they perform important religious functions. Antidiscrimination law applies to the federal employers in particular large or medium or medium small emplo
Of church and state means anything at all, it must mean the government cannot interfere with the churchs decisions about who is authorized to teach its religion. In this country, it is not the province of justice, juries or Government Official to decide who will teach catholic fifthgraders, or who want to teach Jewish School is what it means to say here, o israel, the lord is one. That is what these cases are about. Who controls who teaches the faith schoolchildren. The answer is easy. Churches must choose those who teach their faith. That is one of the most important religious functions for any religious community. Pass anaphase onto the next generation. Since it teachers with the church. Primary agents for teaching the catholic faith to fifthgraders, much more, they fall within the exception immunity. Less fondant would have accorded court ignore all that. Substituting a standard that relies on the title to determine whether there is an exception. That would wrongly elevate form over
Textbooks on the First Amendment and founder and coauthor of the bolick conspiracy, a leading legal blog. And it is wonderful to have him. And a briefs omitted on behalf of the National Womens center, and 68 of the organizations in support of the respondent. Legal director of the National Womens law center, where she oversees the centers litigation efforts. She helped to create the centers legal effort for gender equity, and until august 2017 she served as the predirector for the Civil Rights Division within the u. S. Department of health and human services. Thank you both so much for joining. Thank you so much for having us. Nice to be here. Mr. Rosen we have so much to unpack. What a case this was. Eugene, you filed a brief on behalf of the petitioners, so lets begin with you. And i was it right back up to the first question and i will zip right back up to the first question shes chief Justice Roberts asked. The personnel here is a teacher, and as part of their job they personify chu
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