William F. Goodling said "There is no question it kills the bill. Title VII at the present time exempts churches and religious organizations from employment discrimination laws. So, obviously, the church is not going to give up that title VII exemption or the religious organization, so they just do not participate. So we will lose some of the very most important people that could make this program work simply because we have gutted the bill; we have eliminated their participation. It is just as simple as that." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 7, 2000

There is no question it kills the bill. Title VII at the present time exempts churches and religious organizations from employment discrimination laws. So, obviously, the church is not going to give up that title VII exemption or the religious organization, so they just do not participate. So we will lose some of the very most important people that could make this program work simply because we have gutted the bill; we have eliminated their participation. It is just as simple as that.

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William F. Goodling

Pennsylvania

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of changes to employment discrimination laws on religious organizations.

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