Word: religion
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...unspoiled nature, of secure tribal life, that we have lost something in what we regard as our gains. But the greatest of these gains is indeed crucial: Western technology is an unprecedented equalizing force, largely erasing the differences of tradition, culture, race that white South Africans have enshrined as religion...
...federal law banning job discrimination on grounds of race, religion or sex has a nice ring of fairness. But in practice, an employee's religious beliefs may conflict with the wishes of other workers, and how is an employer to resolve a dispute of this sort? Although the amended Civil Rights Act of 1964 orders employers to make "reasonable accommodations" to an employee's religious needs, it carefully avoids being specific about what would be reasonable. And for good reason. Some legal experts believe that any detailed blueprint on how to avoid religious discrimination would...
...dissent, Justice Marshall argued that the decision "seriously eroded" the nation's "hospitality to religious dissent." Said he: "A society that truly values religious pluralism cannot compel adherents of minority religions to make the cruel choice of surrendering their religion or their job." In recent years, however, the court has consistently leaned toward separation of church and state. On one hand, it forbade civil authorities to require Amish children to attend public schools until the age of 16; on the other, it has knocked down all new attempts to finance parochial schools with public funds. Says Virginia Law Professor...
...College, had a B average, a 652 LSAT score and an excellent work record since graduation. In fact, every one of our decisions is objective and reviewable by the public. Each is based on individual merit and is neither helped nor hurt by one's "political clout," race, religion, national origin, name, age, sex or station in life...
...Faculty Council finally ruled in November that there was no point in taking action on the Currier House case so late in the semester, but it reaffirmed its policy that no class shall be restricted on the basis of sex, race or religion--essentially reiterating federal anti-discrimination guidelines...