In this fourth post on our recently published article, we explain how a textualist reading of Section 702 avoids serious constitutional questions under Title VII.
Church Autonomy
The First Amendment Religion Clauses guarantee a religious organization autonomy "with respect to internal management decisions that are essential to the institution's central mission." Included within that autonomy are decisions about who will lead the organization, the shape of its religious beliefs, how to resolve internal religious disputes, and how the organization operates.
