A bill just passed in the House to allow "faith-based institutions" receiving federal funds to hire employees based on religious criteria.
The voting was almost entirely along party lines: republicans for, and democrats against.
My question: if a person believe's it is OK for companies to hire a person based on that person's skin color or gender (e.g. for the sake of "cultural diversity"), then wouldn't it be inconsistent for that person to be against using religion as a criterion as well?
Granted, most faith-based institutions are not going to value religious diversity. Rather they are going to value preserving their religious identity. So is this an allowable reason to discriminate on the basis of religion?
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In a statement Wednesday supporting the bill, the White House said, "Receipt of federal funds should not be conditioned on a faith-based organization's giving up a part of its religious identity and mission."
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...faithbasedjobs