Religious Freedom? Church-Linked Charity Can't Employ Christians Only

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[Crosswalk.com] December 5, 2005--A Baptist Church-linked association in Australia working with families affected by poverty, drug abuse and other difficulties has been denied permission to employ only committed Christians.

A tribunal in Victoria ruled that restricting employment to Christians would violate the state's equal opportunity laws. The tribunal argued that it could be beneficial to the people being helped if those providing the assistance have "a diversity of beliefs."

But the same tribunal, in an unrelated case, recently approved an application to allow a public swimming pool complex to offer special men-only hours, to cater to Muslim men who don't want to share the facility with women.