Federal Appeals Court Hands Major Win To Religious Mission In Hiring Rights Battle

Federal Appeals Court Backs Christian Ministry’s Right to Faith-Based Hiring in Washington

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a Christian ministry seeking to preserve its ability to hire only employees who agree with and live out its religious beliefs, barring Washington state from applying a nondiscrimination law to the organization’s faith-based hiring decisions. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit determined that Union Gospel Mission of Yakima may require employees to align with its religious convictions.

Federal Appeals Court Hands Major Win To Religious Mission In Hiring Rights Battle

A federal appeals court handed down a decisive victory for religious organizations on Tuesday, unanimously ruling that a Washington state homeless shelter cannot be forced to hire employees who do not share its spiritual convictions. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit concluded that the Yakima Union Gospel Mission is protected under the […] Federal Appeals Court Hands Major Win To Religious Mission In Hiring Rights Battle

US Court Rules in Favour of Charities Hiring Only Christians

(Premier Christian News) A US court decision has affirmed the right of religious organizations to employ people based on their faith, even for non-ministerial positions. Homelessness charity Union Gospel Mission sought exemption from state discrimination laws, arguing that they should be able to exclusively hire Christian employees. Whilst it was already an established principle that Christian organizations could positively discriminate on faith…

Court Rules Ministries Can Hire People With Same Religious Beliefs

On Wednesday, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the First Amendment’s Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses entitle religious organizations to hire employees in non-ministerial roles who align with their religious beliefs. A three-judge panel sided with the Yakima Union Gospel Mission, a Christian homeless shelter ministry with about 150 employees, which challenged a Washington state law that limits religious nonpr…

Ninth Circuit Issues Landmark Religious Liberty Decision - Daily Devotional

A landmark Ninth Circuit ruling affirms that religious organizations constitutionally possess the right to hire staff who align with their faith, even for non-ministerial roles, safeguarding their religious identity and mission from government interference.