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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you need to back off this idea of being a "religious mentor" in the workplace.

1. You can bring up conflicts about holidays - Yom Kippur, Easter, MLK Day, in DC - Emancipation Day, neutrally when discussing scheduling.
2. There is no reason for you to test people's knowledge on non-work related matters.
3. Unless they staff are actually being disrespectful, you have no need to discuss Jesus, historical or religious with them. Not knowing or believing what you do isn't a sign of disrespect.
4. Learn boundaries.[/quote]

OP - I actual stopped awhile back. BTW All staff is disrespectful and self involved. It is just how society is. I recall my very first job out of School a tip I got to getting ahead is to find out what football teams my boss likes, watch some games  so I can chat, women or guys who did not like football at least watch superbowl so you can chat on Monday and not be let out. Find what school boss went to,  etc. Common sense. I like to find religion too if I could so I could now to wish folks Merry Christmas or not. Know if is a Passover greeting, etc. The person touch.

I worked at two Majority owned Jewish firms and been to tons of Temple activities, worked for a department that was all Jamaican except me. In IT had tons of Hindus working for me and over career was promoted by a  Black Man, Jewish Man, Gay Man, WASP women, Muslim Man and a Hindu Man. No White Straight Christian Man ever promoted me in my life. I learn about their cultures and religions so I can relate. But that is ancient history.

My last boss told me he gave up on mentoring unless they come to him. Cube Dwellers he called them, are happy in their Cubes punching the clock we need them to run stuff so unless they want advice leave them be. He was a big promoter until he got around 50 and gave up. Todays folks already "know it all" I[b]f they want to think Jesus is a cartoon character and similar to Santa Claus and Easter Bunny so be it.  [/b]

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I mean ... what is it that you want them to believe?  Do you want them to think Jesus is God?  Or just to have the cultural literacy to know that Christians generally believe that Jesus was a real person?  Or do you want them to actually believe that Jesus was a real historical figure?  Because in my mind (as an ex-Catholic) Jesus basically is the same thing as the Easter Bunny.  He may or may not have actually existed; but Jesus basically functions as a mythical character in Christianity.  Just like every other diety in every other world religion ... [/quote]

And whatever OP's answer to this question might be, DON'T BRING UP RELIGION IN THE WORKPLACE.

Damn. This is not hard. If someone was squawking about Jesus and grilling employees about their personal beliefs all over my office, they'd be out like a shot.[/quote]

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