Usability now a religion?

I was surprised and a little annoyed to find an advertisement on the the ACM CHI-JOBS listing today that, before even describing the interface design and UX skills required for the position, made clear that the person hired had to be a current member of a particular church and prove ‘temple-worthy’. Yikes, this is 2008, and I suppose a church can require what it wants in an employee but I’d rather not have our professional society membership lists used to push for such practices. What next? You can only work on the website for a clothing company if you have the right body shape? No employment for accessibility designers who don’t themselves have a recognized disability? You can only hold public office if you believe in a particular god? Oh…we have that one already. Surprisingly, nobody on the list has commented yet but since it’s not a discussion list, and it appears to be moderated, maybe something is brewing. The recruiter told me it was the church’s call. I’ve asked ACM for clarification on their policy.