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Question Cohen, a college graduate with a degree in journalism, applied for a position with The Christian Science Monitor, a daily newspaper published by the Christian Science Publishing Society, a branch of the Christian Science Church. The church board of directors elects the editors and managers of the Monitor and is responsible for the editorial content of the Monitor. The church subsidizes the Monitor, which otherwise would run at a significant loss. The application for employment at the Monitor is the same one used for general positions with the church.

It contains many questions relating to membership in the Christian Science Church and to its religious affiliation. Cohen, who is not a member of the Christian Science Church, was rejected for employment with the Monitor. He filed a complaint with the EEOC alleging that his application was not given full consideration by the Monitor because he is not a member of the Christian Science Church. The Monitor claimed that it can apply a test of religious qualifications to its employment practices. Is the Monitor in violation of Title VII? Explain your answer. See Feldstein v. Christian Science Monitor [555 F. Supp. 974 (D.C. Mass. 1983)].