Atheist worker fired after refusing to attend company’s Christian prayer in NC, feds

[signalmankenneth]

These Christians are getting out hand, forcing atheists and agnostics to listen to their beliefs?!!

A home repair company’s mandatory daily Christian prayer sessions for its employees were becoming “less tolerable” for an atheist construction manager who refused to continue attending — resulting in his firing in North Carolina, federal officials said in a lawsuit.

His boss told him “he did not have to believe in God, and he did not have to like the prayer meetings, but he had to participate” before the worker was fired in the fall of 2020, according to a complaint filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the Greensboro-based business. This came after his pay was cut in half.

The worker was asked to lead a prayer session on one occasion, despite making his beliefs known, prior to losing his job with Aurora Pro Services, the EEOC said.

Now the company is being sued for religious discrimination and is accused of punishing workers who did not want to attend the meetings, which also involved Bible readings and roll call, the agency said in a Tuesday, June 28, news release. The meetings were mandatory from at least June 2020.

This comes after another worker, a customer service representative, was fired in January 2021 after she felt the meetings, which went on for nearly an hour, were becoming “cult-like” and stopped attending due to her agnostic beliefs, according to the lawsuit. An agnostic individual does not commit to any view regarding the existence of a higher religious power.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/atheist-w...163408724.html

[Earl]

Read the Religion Clause" of the First Amendment before posting these uninformewd threads.

What are the religious clauses in the First Amendment?

The 1st Amendment has two clauses: the Establishment Clause bars the ***government*** from creating a national religion and the Free Exercise Clause which bars the ***government*** from prohibiting citizens from practicing any specific religion.

The private company is not covered under the Religion Clause...only the ***government is prohibited***.

The "Free Speech Clause" only involves the government.

Get a clue.

[evince]

You can’t fire people for their religion dude

[Doc Dutch]

These Christians are getting out hand, forcing atheists and agnostics to listen to their beliefs?!!

A home repair company’s mandatory daily Christian prayer sessions for its employees were becoming “less tolerable” for an atheist construction manager who refused to continue attending — resulting in his firing in North Carolina, federal officials said in a lawsuit.

His boss told him “he did not have to believe in God, and he did not have to like the prayer meetings, but he had to participate” before the worker was fired in the fall of 2020, according to a complaint filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the Greensboro-based business. This came after his pay was cut in half.

The worker was asked to lead a prayer session on one occasion, despite making his beliefs known, prior to losing his job with Aurora Pro Services, the EEOC said.

Now the company is being sued for religious discrimination and is accused of punishing workers who did not want to attend the meetings, which also involved Bible readings and roll call, the agency said in a Tuesday, June 28, news release. The meetings were mandatory from at least June 2020.

This comes after another worker, a customer service representative, was fired in January 2021 after she felt the meetings, which went on for nearly an hour, were becoming “cult-like” and stopped attending due to her agnostic beliefs, according to the lawsuit. An agnostic individual does not commit to any view regarding the existence of a higher religious power.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/atheist-w...163408724.html

I have mixed feelings about cases like this with private businesses. Both Parties use religion as a wedge issue to divide Americans and attack their favorite aspects about the subject.

I support a private business to have whatever rules they like that don't violate the law (e.g. sexual harassment is a crime). That said, if a business required that all employees be required to participate in a company "key party" policy of randomly matched pairs for sexual liaisons, I'm good with it. People are not required to work there. Any business should be allowed this latitude. The only requirement is that the expectations of employees be known to the applicant.

Here's the flip-side: Any business which doesn't follow Federal, state or local guidelines isn't allowed public benefits such as tax breaks or low interest business loans.

IMO, it's better to persuade than force. No one has a right to a job but no business has a right to benefit from public services while flaunting public civility.

[Matt Dillon]

You can’t fire people for their religion dude

You can fire people for whatever the fuck you want. "Look, it's just not workin' out, bye. Here's your check."

[evince]

https://www.eeoc.gov/religious-discrimination



Religious Discrimination
New Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination (1/15/21)
Religious discrimination involves treating a person (an applicant or employee) unfavorably because of his or her religious beliefs. The law protects not only people who belong to traditional, organized religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, but also others who have sincerely held religious, ethical or moral beliefs.
Religious discrimination can also involve treating someone differently because that person is married to (or associated with) an individual of a particular religion.

[Althea]

Read the Religion Clause" of the First Amendment before posting these uninformewd threads.

What are the religious clauses in the First Amendment?

The 1st Amendment has two clauses: the Establishment Clause bars the ***government*** from creating a national religion and the Free Exercise Clause which bars the ***government*** from prohibiting citizens from practicing any specific religion.

The private company is not covered under the Religion Clause...only the ***government is prohibited***.

The "Free Speech Clause" only involves the government.

Get a clue.

Wrong. They were discriminated against for their religious beliefs.

The company will lose in court

[volsrock]

These Christians are getting out hand, forcing atheists and agnostics to listen to their beliefs?!!

A home repair company’s mandatory daily Christian prayer sessions for its employees were becoming “less tolerable” for an atheist construction manager who refused to continue attending — resulting in his firing in North Carolina, federal officials said in a lawsuit.

His boss told him “he did not have to believe in God, and he did not have to like the prayer meetings, but he had to participate” before the worker was fired in the fall of 2020, according to a complaint filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the Greensboro-based business. This came after his pay was cut in half.

The worker was asked to lead a prayer session on one occasion, despite making his beliefs known, prior to losing his job with Aurora Pro Services, the EEOC said.

Now the company is being sued for religious discrimination and is accused of punishing workers who did not want to attend the meetings, which also involved Bible readings and roll call, the agency said in a Tuesday, June 28, news release. The meetings were mandatory from at least June 2020.

This comes after another worker, a customer service representative, was fired in January 2021 after she felt the meetings, which went on for nearly an hour, were becoming “cult-like” and stopped attending due to her agnostic beliefs, according to the lawsuit. An agnostic individual does not commit to any view regarding the existence of a higher religious power.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/atheist-w...163408724.html

private company... fuck face



Minnesota TV Reporter Fired After Wearing MAGA Hat Outside Trump Rally

https://www.thedailybeast.com/minnes...de-trump-rally

Guess u OK with that

[Phantasmal]

private company... fuck face



Minnesota TV Reporter Fired After Wearing MAGA Hat Outside Trump Rally

https://www.thedailybeast.com/minnes...de-trump-rally

Guess u OK with that

If you deem MAGA is a religion, he might have a case, but otherwise, your political beliefs aren’t protected by the Constitution.

[volsrock]

If you deem MAGA is a religion, he might have a case, but otherwise, your political beliefs aren’t protected by the Constitution.

private company can fire annyone

[Bigdog]

You can’t fire people for their religion dude

You can fire them for not attending company meetings.

[evince]

So it’s ok to fire christians


Great

Thanks guys

[Doc Dutch]

You can fire them for not attending company meetings.

Even Santerian and Bacchanalian orgies?

[Bigdog]

Even Santerian and Bacchanalian orgies?

Probably, if you work for the Porno industry ... or Disney.

[Doc Dutch]

Probably, if you work for the Porno industry ... or Disney.

I'm good with either. Probably more entertaining than Evangelical hypocrites.