In Hosanna-Tabor Church v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decided this month the court ruled that religious groups are allowed to discriminate in hiring and firing of personnel. They ruled that the First Amendment's "establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" trumps the federal anti-discrimination laws. This newspaper believes the ruling is correct while saying that it may give fringe churches a chance to "spread bigotry and hatred". The ruling is believed to be the most important religion case in decades. More research is needed.
(Source: "Permission to Discriminate" editorial in The Virginian Pilot on 1/13/12)
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