In ” title=”ministerial exception that tells courts to stay out” target=”_blank”>ministerial exception that tells courts to stay out of disputes between religious organizations and their ministers. At issue in Hosanna-Tabor was the breadth of the ministerial umbrella—did this exception only apply to the employment of pastors and preachers or did it also cover the employment of teachers at religious schools?
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I don’t find the Court’s ruling surprising. Teacher’s at religious schools generally are ministers—even if they do not teach religious classes. So, as the Court said, if the employee does work that is considered to advance the organization’s religious mission, their employment is covered by the ministerial exception.
