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Case Study: Church Of Latter-Day Saints V. Amos

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On Church of Latter-Day Saints v. Amos, Mayson has been employed for 16 years by Latter-Day Saints for 16 years. In 1981, he was discharged due to ineligibility for a temple recommend, thus a a non member of the church is not qualified to attend to to the temples which is part of his duty as a building engineer. The issue is whether or not the religious employers violate the First Amendment by discriminating on religious grounds in hiring nonreligious jobs. Although the district court ruled in favor of Mayson and ordered reinstatement with backpay, the court of appeals reversed the judgment. Taking into account the Ministerial Exemption under Title VII, religious organizations are protected under the First Amendment. To avoid constitutional concerns of the free exercise rights of a religious organization, the federal court created the “Ministerial Exemption.” Said exception include personnel decisions by religious organizations regarding who would perform spiritual functions and how those functions would be organized. Thus, the initial decision of the lower court in favor of Mayson was later reversed by the court of appeals. …show more content…

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