Bible College Must Face Sex Discrimination, Retaliation Lawsuit

Moody Bible Institute largely lost its bid to escape a former instructor’s Title VII lawsuit, in part because the case won’t require wading into questions of religious doctrine, a federal court in Illinois said Tuesday.

Janay Garrick worked as an instructor of communications at Moody, a post-secondary religious school that receives federal aid. Moody adheres to a “complementarian” doctrine that forbids women from acting as religious leaders.

Garrick alleged she faced pervasive gender bias, including being forced to teach more courses and undergo more searching performance reviews than similarly situated male colleagues. She also claimed Moody staffed prestigious academic departments ...