The American Jewish Congress filed a brief in a federal appeals court supporting a religious person’s right to not work on the Sabbath. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York is hearing a case brought by Bradley Baker, who says he was denied full time employment at the Home Depot in Henrietta, N.Y., because he refused to work on Sunday, the Christian Sabbath.
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