Alyce Conlon used to work for Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship here in Grand Rapids. She was terminated, and tried to sue I-V for discrimination in Federal Court, but the District Court denied her claim, and this week the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s dismissal.
Now maybe the parties can resolve their differences in private. I-V has a long history of incorporating biblical peacemaking principles into its contracts. I’d be surprised if there weren’t some type of conciliation clause in their employment contracts. I-V defended on different grounds, but now let’s hope the parties resolve this “within the church,” where it belongs.