replies to this in pointing out that, in fact, churches regularly do employ people not of their faith - heck, more to the point, maybe they don't even ask, which was kind of what we were getting at here in the first place.
The original post yesterday, however, was about the Salvation Army firing people for their religious beliefs, and I don't suspect that most of the positions they are hiring and firing for fit your description of a "multiple hats" job where a particular religious affiliation in necessary to do the job.
As for me, no, I'm not advocating that I "don't want Fed funds going to a bunch of nuns running shelters because you're not into organized religion?" I'm an active Christian and comment on that here frequently. But you can fail to have a certain set of beliefs - or belong to a certain group - without opposing that belief or group. I suspect there are non-Christians who would be very happy to work for the Salvation Army (and are qualified to do so) simply based on their ability to do good work there - ironically, that seems to be the point of your post, that people want to help other people.
The Salvation Army deems fit rather to kick them out if they aren't Christian, and the court has apparently ruled that's their right. I find that position, in their case, highly suspect. |
