Unbelievable - I just got a job solicitation that requires "screening for Christian commitment"

[Matariki]

The recruiter found my resume on Dice. I sent her a link to my States law prohibiting discrimination based on religion.

This is from the companies website: How can this be legal???

http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/hr-requirements?Open&lpos=bot_txt_Qualifications


Qualifications


World Vision United States has diverse opportunities for qualified and committed Christian professionals who are willing to share the life, light, and hope of Christ.

Christian Commitment
All applicants for staff positions with World Vision United States will be screened for Christian commitment. The screening process will include:
Discussion with the applicant of his/her spiritual journey and relationship with Jesus Christ;
Understanding of Christian principles;
Understanding and acceptance of World Vision's Statement of Faith and/or The Apostles Creed.

[Kerrytravelers]

1. It's a religious organization. I think, and I could be completly wrong, but that it is legal.

I wouldn't work for them, but it is my choice to look for employment elsewhere.

[Mimosa]

9. Just like Salvation Army, I guess

If the employer is involved in 'Christian' outreach why would anybody who objects to that want to work for them, anyway?

[defendandprotect]

12. Salvation Army still homophobic?

[Hell Hath No Fury]

18. Yes, they are.

San Francisco stopped social service contracts with them over the issue. T

[defendandprotect]

19. Too bad -- but good for San Francisco! Thanks --

[Matariki]

14. No, I wouldn't want to work for them, obviously.

But I was shocked when I went to their website and saw that page. The recruiter that sent me the (unsolicited) job inquiry didn't mention any of that. Although I was a bit suspicious of her rather unprofessional sign of of "God bless".

[Whoa_Nelly]

11. I thought about that, too, from that angle

But, if they are a vested corporation, it is illegal.

In looking them up, they claim to be a wholly non-profit organization.
http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/about/who-we-are

and, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted them the rightt o continue hiring based on religious commitment.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100824/world-vision-can-continue-faith-based-hiring-court-rules/index.html

So, I retract my earlier post re: exposing them as using illegal hiring pratices.

You are correct, Kerrytravelers, and I stand corrected :hi:

[Kerrytravelers]

24. Oh, I wasn't trying to publicly correct you, or anything.

I honestly wasn't sure. As far as I know, I may have been totally wrong.

Good research on the issue. I didn't know that as a fact, either!

:hi:

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. self-delete

[Mz Pip]

3. What do they want you to do?

I'm not sure this is all that uncommon if you are doing some kind of outreach work for a religious organization. Certainly work checking into though.

[Matariki]

4. Web development. It was an unsolicited contact and it shocked me.

I guess it makes sense that a non-profit religious org can want employees of their own religion.

But they shouldn't have recruiters sending out blanket job inquiries. They should post the openings at their church or something.

[krabigirl]

15. Exactly.

[Mz Pip]

22. I guess they aren't

finding anyone with the combination of IT skills and Christian zealotry posting on the church bulletin board. It would make more sense if they put out some kind of help wanted ad that listed all of their requirements and let people contact them.

Of course if you are interested and need a job you could still respond with your qualifications and tell them upfront that you don't meet their religious qualifications. They may be willing to go with someone who is good at web development without the religious background if they are having a hard time that perfect combination.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. It's not necessarily illegal.

If the job is related to the organization's religious mission, it's legal. If you apply for a job with, for example, a Catholic church, and the job is being a janitor, they can't discriminate. But if they're hiring a priest, they can definitely insist that you be Catholic.

[Matariki]

8. Web and UI developers?

Required Skills Sets: HTML, PHP development, eCommerce. Mobile development
Desired Skill Sets: Agile Methods
Required prior experience: non-profit

That's hardly a priestly role, lol.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

23. In that case, you have a better argument.

But if you got the job you'd have to develop all those Jesus-y web sites anyhow.

[tularetom]

6. Looks like it's some sort of missionary or evangelical organization

Under the circumstances that request does not seem too far out of line.

The name of the organization itself should have been your first clue. I mean if they're hiring somebody to spread "the word" they might want to be sure that whoever they hire actually believes "the word". It ain't like they're looking for construction workers or software engineers or something.

Personally I think it's bullshit but it seems reasonable to me that a religious organization might want to hire people that actually believe in whatever that religion teaches.

[Matariki]

10. Au contraire. The position is for a UI developer

with ecommerce and mobile development experience.

[Posteritatis]

20. A UI developer in a missionary organization. (nt)

[Matariki]

21. I was responding to Tularatom's statement:

"It ain't like they're looking for construction workers or software engineers or something"

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Religious org, and Non Profit

they get exceptions.

[krabigirl]

13. Legal, but creepy just the same.

[TheKentuckian]

16. Legal but shouldn't be. You aren't being recruited for a religious position

[The_Casual_Observer]

17. It's one of those evangelical deals they want you to be docile.