Common objections to a textualist reading of Section 702 are unpersuasive.
Rejecting a textualist reading of Section 702 in favor of a cramped co-religionist privilege would raise serious First Amendment objections.
A textualist reading of the Title VII religious employer exemption resolves a long-running circuit split.
A textualist interpretation of Section 702 shows that the exemption applies when a religious employer confines employment to people who fit the employer's religious observances, practices, and beliefs.
Understanding Title VII as a law designed to advance both liberty and equality helps to illuminate the statute's religious employer exemption.
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