The rights you have simply because you are human. Things to which you are entitled or allowed freedoms that are guaranteed. It’s up to us.Let’s start with some basic human rights definitions:Ī member of the Homo sapiens species a man, woman or child a person. Going the rest of the way, though, isn’t up to the Supreme Court. Monday’s ruling was a gigantic step in the right direction. If we all realized that, no one – no matter who they worked for – would ever get fired for simply being who they are. Sexuality or gender identity has nothing to do with moral superiority. However, the government dictating the actions of a religious organization makes me queasy, too.īut we shouldn’t need the government’s help to treat each other fairly. The idea of anyone getting fired for their sexual orientation or gender identity makes me want to ram my skull through drywall. “This Court has also recognized that the First Amendment can bar the application of employment discrimination laws ‘to claims concerning the employment relationship between a religious institution and its ministers,’” he wrote. Gorsuch seemed in favor of keeping ministerial exception in place. He only said the church was “reviewing” the decision. On Monday, spokesman Tim Lilley declined to weigh in on whether Monday’s ruling would affect the diocese’s policy. More: Indianapolis Archbishop had poor record with LGBTQ community in Evansville, too | Webb “All teachers employed by the Catholic Diocese of Evansville are aware of what’s expected of them and sign annual contracts of agreement.” “Because of their participation in teaching the religious precepts of the Roman Catholic Church and duty to serve as role models for their students, teachers in the schools of the Catholic Diocese of Evansville are required to maintain a lifestyle, including marital status, in harmony with the teachings of the faith of the Roman Catholic Church,” the diocese said in a prepared statement last year. They were adhering to policies within the archdiocese – policies the Diocese of Evansville has in place as well. In 2019, two Indianapolis-area Catholic schools each fired a teacher for being gay. Any ruling, though, could easily apply to LGBTQ inequality. The above cases deal with a woman who claims she was fired after being diagnosed with breast cancer, while the other concerns a person alleging age discrimination. Is a teacher or counselor at a religious school a “minister” because they sometimes teach Bible-based lessons? Or should “minster” only apply to, you know, ministers? Biel – that try to determine how broadly a religious organization can define the word “minister.”
Last month, justices heard arguments in two cases - Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. “Right now, as it stands, it would be pretty hard to make that argument.”īut the Supreme Court is looking into that, too. “If someone called me I’d have to look at the specific facts to see whether that religious organization met the specific exception in the statute,” she said when asked if an employee for a religious organization could sue over discrimination. Gorsuch’s opinion made that clear, she said. Sometimes called the “ministerial exception,” it bars ministers from suing for discrimination.Īccording to Evansville attorney Erin Borcherding Bauer, with Barber & Bauer LLP, Monday’s decision won’t do anything to overturn that. law, religious organizations are basically exempt from protections baked into the Civil Rights Act. Depending on where you work, you can still get fired for being gay or transgender. But the ruling is a huge surge toward LGBTQ rights. Last week saw the brutal slayings of two transgender women, and the Trump administration recently rescinded anti-discrimination healthcare protections for trans people. More: Supreme Court grants federal job protections to gay, lesbian, transgender workers The vote came down 6-3, with Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch penning the majority opinion. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ individuals from being fired due to their sexual orientation or gender identity, it felt like an alien visitor from a nicer, alternate reality. Like everyone else, I’ve been steeped in stories about deadly viruses and brutal racism. The news was so good that I almost didn’t believe it. View Gallery: Gallery: 2019 River City Pride Parade and Festival
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