Galen Carey, NAE vice president of government relations, is responsible for representing the NAE before Congress, the White House and the courts. He works to advance the approach and principles of the NAE document, “For the Health of the Nation.” He is also co-author with Leith Anderson of “Faith in the Voting Booth.” Before joining the NAE staff, Carey was a longtime employee of World Relief, the relief and development arm of the NAE, serving in Croatia, Mozambique, Kenya, Indonesia and Burundi. He received an M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a Doctor of Ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary.
Everyone agrees discrimination is wrong. Well, almost everyone. Recently, some well-meaning groups wrote to Attorney General Eric Holder advocating revocation of longstanding civil rights protections for religious groups. At issue is the right of religious groups to recruit staff that share the organization’s mission, vision and values. This fundamental right is codified in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and was affirmed by the Supreme Court in the 1987 Amos v. Corporation of Presiding Bishops case.
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