Religious discrimination is either occurring more often or is being reported more often than in the past. Religious discrimination is treating a person or group differently because of the beliefs they hold about a religion.

Religious organizations are permitted to use religion as a BFOQ for certain positions.If a professor at a church-affiliated university is teaching a course based on religious principles, the university may specify that the person hired must be a member of the university’s religion. It would be hard to make a case that the custodial staff or clerical staff at the same university had to be members of that particular religion.

Religious discrimination is treating a person or group differently because of the beliefs they hold about a religion.