Supreme Court Sides With Church On Decision To Fire Employee On Religious Grounds The Supreme Court has sided unanimously with a church sued for firing an employee on religious grounds, issuing an opinion on Wednesday that religious employers can keep the government out of hiring and firing decisions. In the case of Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC, Cheryl Perich, a teacher, argued that the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School of Redford, Mich., had discriminated against her under the Americans With Disabilities Act. But the high court found that Perich was was properly classified as a "minister," meaning she falls within the "ministerial exemption" from many employment laws. "The exception ... ensures that the authority to select and control who will minister to the faithful is the church's alone," the court found. The high court's decision overturned an earlier ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Fox News' Shannon Bream and The Associated Press contributed to this report.