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Supreme Court Issues Decision In Religious Freedom Case. #197084
11/30/23 05:36 PM
11/30/23 05:36 PM
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Very interesting...
"The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a postal workers religious liberty case, addressing the accommodation of religious practices in the workplace.

The case involved a Christian mailmans request not to deliver parcels on Sundays due to religious observance.
The decision rejected a 1977 ruling that set the standard for accommodating religious practices, focusing on the interpretation of ?undue hardship? for employers.
The case has implications for Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and could potentially impact religious accommodations in the workplace.
?The government believes undue hardship arises whenever there is lost efficiency, weekly payment of premium wages, or denial of a coworkers shift preference,? attorney Aaron Streett said.
?Thus, under the governments test, a diabetic employee could receive snack breaks under the ADA but not prayer breaks under Title VII, for that might cause lost efficiency.?
The courts decision may align with both right and left perspectives on religious liberty.

'A day off is not the special privilege of the religious. Days off, especially on the weekend, are when parents can spend the day with children who are otherwise in school when people can spend time on the other necessities of life, and when the community enjoys a common day of rest for churchgoers and the nonreligious alike,' the American Postal Workers Union noted."
https://fosterfollynews.net/2023/11/30/united-states-supreme-court-issues-decision-in-religious-freedom-case/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Supreme%20Court,Sundays%20due%20to%20religious%20observance.

The "common day of rest for churchgoers and the nonreligious alike" catches my eye..

Last edited by Rick H; 12/01/23 08:59 AM.
Re: Supreme Court Issues Decision In Religious Freedom Case. [Re: Rick H] #197085
11/30/23 09:06 PM
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I once researched the number of judges with Jesuit schooling Trump nominated for the Supreme Court . Every one of them had Jesuit educations. Even Trump has some contact with Jesuits in his background.

Re: Supreme Court Issues Decision In Religious Freedom Case. [Re: Rick H] #197086
11/30/23 10:24 PM
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I did some research into the judges trump nominated for the SC and every one had a Jesuit education. Trump also Jesuit associations in his background.

Re: Supreme Court Issues Decision In Religious Freedom Case. [Re: Rick H] #197087
12/01/23 09:54 AM
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Here is even more complete explanation of what they ruled..
"The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously handed a major victory to religious groups by greatly expanding how far employers must go to accommodate the religious views of their employees.

The court ruled in favor of Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian postal worker, who refused to work on Sundays for religious reasons and said the U.S. Postal Service should accommodate his religious belief. He sued USPS for religious discrimination when he got in trouble for refusing to work Sunday shifts.

The case now returns to the lower courts.

The justices clarified law that made it illegal for employers to discriminate based on religion, requiring that they accommodate the religious beliefs of workers as long as the accommodation does not impose an "undue hardship on the employer's business." The court had previously defined the statutory term "undue hardship" by saying that employers should not have to bear more than what the court called a "de minimis," or trifling, cost.

That "de minimis" language has sparked a lot of criticism over the years. But Congress has repeatedly rejected proposals to provide greater accommodations for religious observers, including those who object to working on the Sabbath.

On Thursday, writing for the court, Justice Samuel Alito said the hardship must be more than minimal.

Courts "should resolve whether a hardship would be substantial in the context of an employer's business in the commonsense manner that it would use in applying any such test," he wrote.

Thursday's decision is yet another example of the court's increasing inclination to favor religiously observant groups, whether those groups are religious employers or religious employees."....

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1182121772/supreme-court-religious-freedom-postal-worker-decision#:~:text=The%20court%20ruled%20in%20favor%20of%20Gerald%20Groff%2C%20an%20evangelical,refusing%20to%20work%20Sunday%20shifts.

Last edited by Rick H; 12/01/23 09:55 AM.
Re: Supreme Court Issues Decision In Religious Freedom Case. [Re: Rick H] #197090
12/01/23 11:34 AM
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That's weird. I posted the first post about Trump and Jesuits and came back later and the post had disappeared so I reposted.


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