Title VII bans employment discrimination "because of" an "individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin" (42 U.S.C. § 2000e2(a)). The exemption does not permit a religious organization simply to ignore Title VII's nondiscrimination requirements.In §703(e)(1), Title VII provides an exception to its prohibition of discrimination based on sex, religion, or national origin. This Act may be cited as the Genetic Information Employment Rights Act of 2000. Sec. 2. Findings. Rather, like Title VI, Title IX borrows heavily from Title VII in its theory and approach to sex-based employment discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission handles charges of religious discrimination in employment that violate federal Title VII. Some of these statutes include the Fair. Since Title VII's inception, the statute has included an exemption for "religious organizations. Religious discrimination is prohibited in the workplace. Some employers are exempt.