Discrimination
Discrimination is the unjust treatment of different people, relating to age, sex, race, or disability. Discrimination has consequences, as it creates or reinforces political, economic, or social inequalities which, in turn, creates resentment and resistance. The Bible states, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” ( Christian Standard Bible, 2017, Galatians 3:28). God sees everyone as equal and shows no favoritism, therefore it should not matter what the color of someone’s skin is or where someone came from. In the workplace specifically, there are two types of discrimination. One being access discrimination, which is when an organization limits job availability by restricting advertisement, restricting recruitment, rejecting applicants, or offering lower pay to certain types of people, such as women or members of a racial or ethnic minority. The second type of discrimination in the workplace is treatment discrimination, which takes place after a person is hired. It consists of limiting opportunities for certain individuals or harassing certain individuals because of the type of person they are. Both of these types of workplace discrimination are covered under the equal employment opportunity laws.
