Key Cases
Title VII
Morals Clause Ruled Not Within Title VII Religious
Exemptions
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful
"to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or
otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to
his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment,
because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin." The statute includes two religious
exemptions. Section 702(a) exempts "a religious corporation,
association, educational institution, or society with respect to
the employment of individuals of a particular religion to perform
work connected with the carrying on by such corporation,
association, educational institution, or society of its
activities." Section 703(e)(2) states it is not an
"unlawful employment practice for a school, college,
university, or other educational institution or institution of
learning to hire and employ employees of a particular
