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Shania Jackson is a mature Christian thinking of opening a Christian coffeehouse near Detroit, Michigan. Her husband, Marvin, is open to contributing of capital to the business, but he has no interest in participating in its day-to-day operations or management. Shania's sister, Kelsey, is a new Christian who has told Shania that she's been looking for an  excuse to get out of the house and would love to be a part of the business. Kelsey's husband, a  non-Christian opposes his wife's involvement and has told her that he wants her to remain a
stay-at-home mom to their 2 children.

Shania's neighbor, Carlos, is a non-Christian who has also expressed an interest in participating in the business as a way to earn extra income. Carlos thinks the "Christian thing" has potential with all the big churches in the area, including a Mormon temple and a large Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Shania has considered organizing her business as a sole proprietorship, a partnership of some  sort, a small corporation, or an LLC.

Explain your analysis and conclusions on hiring Kelsey and Carlos as employees (not including them as partners or co-owners). Focus on the legal issues of including race, religion, and other protected classes in your hiring decisions. We already know Kelsey is a Christian and Carlos is not; assume Shania and Kelsey are Black while Carlos is Hispanic.

Now assume that Shania's coffeehouse has become so successful that she has 20 employees and needs to promote someone to be the night shift supervisor. The employee base is quite diverse, and Shania wants to include diversity in her promotion decision to demonstrate how inclusive her business is. Explore the legal, Biblical, and ethical issues if Shania makes her promotion decision entirely on that basis. What are her options?