Church vs. state in fired teacher's case

But she enjoyed all the benfits (no rules at all) of teaching for a church while she was employed.

 

Poindexter just got wood and knows exactly why.

 

Supreme Court unanimously rules against teacher, recongizing the "ministerial exception".

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/us/supreme-court-recognizes-religious-exception-to-job-discrimination-laws.html

 

On another topic completely, sort of, separation of church and state has nothing to do with this--at all. I mean, when is someone going to actually, you know, read the Constitution? Seriously, people!

 

Good point. This is more of a case of separation of church and pocketbook.

 

Let's go all reductio ad absurdum here ... per this line of thought, a parochial school wronged by some governmental action should not go to the courts (i.e., the government) to seek redress. That about right?

 

You are referring to an entire school and not an individual.

 

Sorry, misunderstood your post. You said "group," so I assumed you meant the school. Still works, though. Teacher X goes to a parochial school because she wants to teach without governmental interference. Teacher X falls down a staircase that was negligently constructed by the school. You're saying she can't (or shouldn't) avail herself of the courts to seek rightful compensation?

 

She can do that because that falls under worker/employeer. Just like if she worked at a Lowes or Sears.

But if she is trying to have the courts tell the church how to run their church, then that I do not agree with. A court can tell a public school how to do things, but private schools have not followed many court rulings.