Editing Church of Body Modification (section)

== Legal cases ==
In 2001, a member of the Church of Body Modification was fired from a [[Costco]] because of an [[Eyebrow piercing|eyebrow ring]]. The employee sued Costco, claiming that wearing the eyebrow ring was a religious practice and thus protected under Title VII of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]. The court ruled in Costco's favor, holding that it had reasonably accommodated her by offering to reinstate her if she covered or removed the piercing. On appeal, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit|1st Circuit]] affirmed the ruling, adding that Costco had no duty to accommodate the employee because exempting her from the dress code would impose an undue hardship on Costco.<ref>''Cloutier v. Costco'', 390 F. 3d 126 (1st Cir. 2004), ''cert denied,'' 2005 U.S. LEXIS 4923</ref><ref>Zuckerman, Phil. ''Atheism and Secularity: Volume 1: Issues, Concepts, and Definitions.''Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2010. Print.</ref><ref>Walsh, David J. ''Employment Law for Human Resource Practice''. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2010. Print</ref>

A 14-year-old member of the Church was suspended from [[Clayton High School (North Carolina)|Clayton High School]] in [[North Carolina]], United States, because a [[Nose piercing|nose stud]] was against the dress code. Her school principal said she could not find any reason why the religion required her to wear a nose ring.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Netter|first=Sarah|date=September 15, 2010|title=Student's Body Modification Religion Questioned After Nose Piercing Controversy|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/students-body-modification-religion-questioned-nose-piercing-controversy/story?id=11645847|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114003408/https://abcnews.go.com/US/students-body-modification-religion-questioned-nose-piercing-controversy/story?id=11645847|archive-date=November 14, 2020}}</ref> The [[ACLU]] took the matter to federal court on free speech grounds; a federal judge ruled in the student's favor October 8, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dalesio|first=Emery P.|date=October 8, 2010|title=Lawyer: Judge tells school to take pierced NC girl|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-lawyer-judge-tells-school-to-take-pierced-nc-girl-2010oct08-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120203540/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-lawyer-judge-tells-school-to-take-pierced-nc-girl-2010oct08-story.html|archive-date=January 20, 2021|url-status=live|work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=October 10, 2010}}</ref>