Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. Amos

Section 702 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 255, as amended, 42 U. S. C. §2000e-l, exempts religious organizations from Title VII’s prohibition against discrimination in employment on the basis of religion.1 The question pre*330sented is whether applying the § 702 exemption to the secular nonprofit activities of religious organizations violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The District Court held that it does, and these cases are here on direct appeal pursuant to 28 U. S. C. §1252.2 We reverse.

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The Deseret Gymnasium (Gymnasium) in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a nonprofit…