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[Fionn mac Cumh]

Originally Posted by LadyRev

So, when employers of those that aren't necessarily "famous" and don't make big bucks, start dictating that we can't express our christian beliefs in the work place, then what? Do you think the employee should be fined? Suspended? Fired?

My current employer has already forbidden wishing people Merry Christmas. We are supposed to say "Happy Holidays" so that we don't OFFEND anyone. Yet some aspects of these "holidays", as a bundle, are offensive to me as a christian.

Since when does an employer, who is not supposed to discriminate one way or another, have the right to promote one over the other?

Are we as christians supposed to crawl under a rock due to our employers "bottom line" concerns? Since when does "bottom line" take precedence over constitutional rights?

First its Christmas, what will be next? A female co-worker pats me on the behind and I'm supposed to "tolerate" that as a sign of affection? Will that be next? (I sure hope not cause I will get fired if that were to happen)

And I am talking about IN the work place. I could say much more for things done OUTSIDE the work place.

The work place is the work place. The constitution protects you from govt action against you. Why is that so hard to comprehend?

A co-worker touching your behind is sexual harassment. Sue your employer if they tolerate that.

An employer cant discriminate in their hiring practices. That includes sex,age,religion,sexual preference.

Its not rocket science.

What do you want? The right to walk around and condemn people to hell? Not everyone is christian.

[LadyRev]

Originally Posted by Fionn mac Cumh

The work place is the work place. The constitution protects you from govt action against you. Why is that so hard to comprehend?

A co-worker touching your behind is sexual harassment. Sue your employer if they tolerate that.

An employer cant discriminate in their hiring practices. That includes sex,age,religion,sexual preference.

Its not rocket science.

What do you want? The right to walk around and condemn people to hell? Not everyone is christian.

Give me a break.

I'm not talking about walking around condemning people to hell.

But whats good for the goose should be good for the gander and thats not happening.

No, everyone is not christian. And everyone is not into satanism, new age, humanism, catholicism, scientology or a number of other "religions" yet they are tolerated in the work place. Its only the "christians" that are singled out and discriminated against. And YES the above things I named are "religions" by the very definition of the word.

The constitution protects against more than just unfair hiring practices.

Are you saying that the freedom of religion stops at the door of the work place? If so, once again, what about the "religions" I named above that are free to say whatever they want to say at work? Often things I would rather not hear?

Harrassment isn't just "sexual" or physical. It can take on other forms. Including the deliberate use of language or open discussion of offensive topics in the work place. If saying Merry Christmas isn't allowed because it might "offend" someone, what about this other junk thats allowed?

I might add that I work for a very large company that boasts about its "diversity" of employees and how they don't allow discrimination or harrassment in the work place.