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Ministerial Exception Applies Regardless of Employees Subjective Intent

By Howard M. Friedman

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In Green v. Concordia University, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94168 (D OR, Sept. 8, 2010), adopting a federal magistrate's recommendations (2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94176, June 23, 2010), an Oregon federal district court held that the ministerial exception requires dismissal of a of plaintiff's claim that she was improperly denied admission on the basis of her age and other factors to the Director of Christian Education program of Concordia University, a Christian liberal arts university.  The court held that the university's decision was based on criteria that are largely religious.  It rejected plaintiff's argument that the ministerial exception did not apply to her Age Discrimination in Employment Claim because she intended to use her DCE certification to teach in public schools. Subjective intent of the employee is not the test. Instead the focus is on the characteristics of the position.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on September 13, 2010 (boomark / email).

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