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Forced prayer in work
Started this discussion. Last reply by Secular Forces 2013 Feb 2, 2012. 17 Replies 0 Likes
Hey guys.I'd like to know your opinion on a subject. I come from a country where religion is not as common (New Zealand) and at work more than once we have been forced to pray.An example would be at…Continue
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3ezdine ben brahim replied to Ethan Lemmon's discussion Forced prayer in work
"u lucky to have such laws. in other places, religious discrimination is the law..."
Filbert Lam replied to Ethan Lemmon's discussion Forced prayer in work
"What the CEO did was absolutely repulsive. There is no way anyone can justify forcing someone else to accept their own religious faith and its associated practices. Furthermore, to say that one needs to accept God in order to be successful or,…"
Starscream replied to Ethan Lemmon's discussion Forced prayer in work
"I can relate somewhat. I work in the American Southeast, and at the company christmas party, the guest speaker was a pastor that talked about the 'reason for the season'. We also have a pastor on payroll, and he holds optional…"
JF replied to Ethan Lemmon's discussion Forced prayer in work
"ahh yeah, I've been in that situation numerous times. I'm the only atheist in my company, and a co-worker friend is agnostic, and during company gatherings such as a Xmas dinner, the CEO would say some words, then ask my IT director to do…"
David Raphael replied to Ethan Lemmon's discussion Forced prayer in work
"Ethan Lemmon, has there been any development with this issue in your workplace?..."
booklover replied to Ethan Lemmon's discussion Forced prayer in work
"That's it. I am definitely not going to get a job. (I probably won't find one actually after being a SAHM/Homeschooler for the last 21 years.) ;)
All kidding aside, I am appalled. I would probably not be able to keep my mouth…"
Rob van Senten replied to Ethan Lemmon's discussion Forced prayer in work
"Well obviously you have to be prepared to a certain degree, a professional asshole such as myself will always make sure that I have incriminating evidence on paper or at least several dependable witnesses that can verify what happened.
Without these…"
David Raphael replied to Ethan Lemmon's discussion Forced prayer in work
"While I am certainly very much in favour of being as asshole (I'd like to interrupt the boss's prayer to ask him specifically which god he is referring to and how, when he's accepting god into his life, he knows it's the right…"
Rob van Senten replied to Ethan Lemmon's discussion Forced prayer in work
"You could attempt to be a smartass and ask your boss which way faces east so that you can direct your prayers to Mecca. You could also start a wild interpretative dance to honor your deities, usually these kind of things work out pretty badly,…"
Jonathan Christie replied to Ethan Lemmon's discussion Forced prayer in work
"Hmm, Ive ran into that before, I just start looking around in utter boredom then walk away half way through the prayer... Then get asked why I walked away, I'm very straight forward with people, and usually they leave me be. If someone…"
David Raphael replied to Ethan Lemmon's discussion Forced prayer in work
"Ok, this issue niggled me so much that I went away and did some research.The following is from "Religious Diversity in the New Zealand Workplace" by The Human Rights Commission."Staff should be protected from unwanted, significant or…"
David Raphael replied to Ethan Lemmon's discussion Forced prayer in work
"I would say that this was entirely inappropriate in the work place.
You're right: it's highly unprofessional and I would have been tempted to walk out. It might even be classed as a form of discrimination, against which, depending on where…"
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Forced prayer in work
Hey guys.I'd like to know your opinion on a subject. I come from a country where religion is not as common (New Zealand) and at work more than once we have been forced to pray.An example would be at the end of year company lunch. The CEO of the company told a story about a man trying to get somewhere in life. I thought to myself oh yeah, I can learn something from this, until the end of his story. He ended with the man not getting where he needed to go until he accepted god into his life. He…See More
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