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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have a standard office job, it should be fine.  [b]If you have any special considerations, such as working with religiously diverse clients who might be put off by it, that could be a reason not to wear it at work.[/b]  But generally that should fall into personal expression and be OK.  [/quote]

Would you say the same thing to a Muslim woman, asking if it would be OK to wear a hijab to work?[/quote]

Not PP, but I think a hijab is different[b] because women who wear it usually feel it's a requirement of their faith[/b], like Jewish men who wear a kippah or religious women of various faiths who dress modestly (long sleeves/pants/skirts). I've never heard that wearing a cross is a religious requirement of any faith, as opposed to a personal expression of faith.

I wear a Star of David myself, around the office, but not to court arguments or interviews. And if I were in private practice and had religious clients of another religion, I might not wear it so as to not make them uncomfortable. For me it is optional. However, if I were Orthodox, I would not alter my expression of faith for any of these scenarios.
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So, this person's[b] feelings[/b] as to what is a requirement in her faith is more important than my or someone else's [b]desire[/b] to wear a Christian cross necklace? Just making sure I'm clear on your point.[/quote]

I have no idea what your point is, but mine is that it's the difference between a requirement and a wish. A need of a want. I'm not saying the want is invalid. Just that it's easier to be flexible when it's a desire and not a mandate. (I said "feel" because obviously there are differing interpretations of what is religiously required. For example I have friends who are fairly observant Muslims who don't wear the hijab.)[/quote]

NP here, and I'm not sure why the PP was being snotty, but I get your point.  I have religious jewelry, and I have no problem wearing it to work, but I might not wear it if I knew that I would be in a situation where it might send the wrong message or be professionally inappropriate or counter-productive.  Because wearing the jewelry is an expression of my faith, but not a requirement of my religion.  I'm not violating any tenet of my faith or disobeying the rules of my religion by not wearing it.  [/quote]

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