Religious freedom is good for me because nonChristians are willing to work my Sunday and holiday shifts. Christmas is still a federal holiday in America. Regular work week is still M-F unless there is work to be done, and that does not have to do with religion. Not sure your beef, it does not actually make any logical sense. Diversity of religions ENSURES you don't have to work Christian holidays for work that requires weekend and holidays because nonchristians will gladly take those shifts. You literally do not make sense. |
I have worked for Muslims and Jews, and they did not believe in this, only gave the minimum obligatory days off even then called me at home. Christmas and Sunday made them upset, they were remiss to give me those days off, and they definitely didn't say have a merry PTO day here leave early on Christmas eve. |
Then go work for someone else. I wouldn't ever work for a Christian national misogynist. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps solve your own problems rather than whining here repeatedly because we have a first amendment. |
So you worked for sucky people and it made you racist? Stop using anecdote to generalize, you just sound unintelligent. I would fire you too. |
I don’t think you understand their point But onto my point: there are limitations to religious freedom. Polygamy is outlawed and you can’t stone women to death for being raped. |
Those speak to actions. Am I allowed to simply believe there is no Creator (and say so) or should I be kicked out for that? |
I see your intolerance and I raise you a Suck it up, buttercup. You don't like it here, go somewhere else. |
The PP has repeatedly whined about some specific anecdote of managers not giving him time off because he believes they did not care about Christian holidays. It is very unclear as no matter who you work for, sometimes work on weekends or holidays could be required depending on industry. My husband worked marketing events and frequently had to work weekends or holidays when the events took place. It is fair to quit a job with any employer if they don't allow for your personal needs. However, I counter with a different point that having nonchristian workers is actually very helpful in a job that requires year round work such as healthcare. I would suggest Christians who feel them must be at church on sundays do not work in a hospital as that was frequently one of the biggest scheduling difficulties, only made easier by the fact that we had a diverse workforce in terms of cultures and religions. |
Just sounds like more intolerance about my concerns based on a few edge cases that don't apply to me in my line of work. |
If you legitimately think there was discrimination based on religion, file a lawsuit. However without more context, it is difficult to know if there truly was. Some industries/jobs will require work on holidays and Sundays. Being Christian still does not automatically mean you get those days off depending on the nature of the work. As an employer, I have not been able to grant every holiday request because healthcare staffing 24/7 takes priority. |
You see this is the break down you feel minimally fulfilling legal obligations is going to make for a decent workplace or that these cases have to meet the categorical definition of discrimination. It's going to be a pretty hard life for you if you think that all workplace conventions have to be a consequence of legislation. We could just ban Islam, it would be easier, than codifying each and every thing. "Ye must say merry PTO day or else, we will file for discrimination!", that would be absurd. But... they don't do it, and we don't like them. |
We have plenty of legal obligations in the workplace that have absolutely no nexus with religion and things work out alright for the most part. Certainly, a legal system which provides remedy for those who have been illegally discriminated against in the workplace on the basis of religion is much, much easier than "ban[ning] Islam," which is a weird and unamerican thing to advocate for. |
I think you’re making my point for me here. Japan never developed freedom or even chose it. It was imposed during a military occupation, which is pretty lulzy. It’s akin to the situation in Hong Kong, where it was free only so long as the British occupied it. That freedom didn’t survive a generation on its own. Neither Japan nor Hong Kong ever become free without occupation by a Christian nation, a topic which probably deserves its own thread. My thesis remains, without Christ you will not find freedom. |
Nobody - except perhaps the profoundly stupid - is fooled by your constantly moving goalposts. |
You can’t stone women to death for being raped, yet. |