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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a beautiful cross necklace I got for my birthday. I work at a fed agency. I've seen others do it, but I'm not sure how appropriate it is.

Look around -- do you see others wearing religious jewelry? Ask your boss. Read the regulations.

What kind of agencies have regulations that do not permit the wearing of religious symbols/items? Does that get into regulating religious practice/expression?

um, I am thinking the French embassy? #Laicity

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Anonymous wrote:OP, find a link and show us a picture of your beautiful cross necklace. I'm in the market for one.

I've got a cool Holy Spirit one (a bird). I like it in part because I like animals, and also, non-Catholics tend to not make the religious connection.

Hunh?? The dove as a symbol of the Holy Spirit is commonly used by Protestants and heavily used by Evangelicals.

PP probably means that non-Christians probably wouldn’t recognize it as a religious symbol.

Anonymous wrote:OP, find a link and show us a picture of your beautiful cross necklace. I'm in the market for one.

I've got a cool Holy Spirit one (a bird). I like it in part because I like animals, and also, non-Catholics tend to not make the religious connection.

Hunh?? The dove as a symbol of the Holy Spirit is commonly used by Protestants and heavily used by Evangelicals.

I would wear it with my Catholic schoolgirl outfit and pigtails.

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Anonymous wrote:If you have a standard office job, it should be fine. 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. But generally that should fall into personal expression and be OK.

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

Not PP, but I think a hijab is different because women who wear it usually feel it's a requirement of their faith, 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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Anonymous wrote:Im catholic and I would wear a cross but not a crucifix. Thats just my personal line though.

what's the difference?

A cross is a cross, a Crucifix has Jesus on it.

OP, find a link and show us a picture of your beautiful cross necklace. I'm in the market for one.

I've got a cool Holy Spirit one (a bird). I like it in part because I like animals, and also, non-Catholics tend to not make the religious connection.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have a standard office job, it should be fine. 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. But generally that should fall into personal expression and be OK.

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

Hijabs give a lot of folks the willies.

But they are un-criticizeable in the US.

Anonymous wrote:I'm an Orthodox Jew and I don't have any problem with a co-worker wearing a cross necklace. It's not like it's a secret that almost all my colleagues are Christian.

It doesn't matter what the religion is, anyone should be able to wear any symbol that expresses their beliefs.

I'm an Orthodox Jew and I don't have any problem with a co-worker wearing a cross necklace. It's not like it's a secret that almost all my colleagues are Christian.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have a standard office job, it should be fine. 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. But generally that should fall into personal expression and be OK.

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

Hijabs give a lot of folks the willies.

Anonymous wrote:If you have a standard office job, it should be fine. 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. But generally that should fall into personal expression and be OK.

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

If you have a standard office job, it should be fine. 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. But generally that should fall into personal expression and be OK.

Fine as long as it's not enormous, like rapper-style. If it is enormous, still fine, but people will give you the side-eye a bit.

Of course. I teach and I wear my cross ring every day.