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Ashley Petry: Non-Christian events concern for employers [LINK-ZUM]

Last December, retailers nationwide encountered a firestorm of criticism for removing Christmas themes from their holiday displays in an effort to avoid offending non- Christians. Instead, they inadvertently offended many Christians. The controversy reminded employers that being respectful of employees' religious practices often requires walking a fine line. The issue isn't relevant only in December. In fact, the autumn calendar is full of non-Christian holidays, such as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and the autumnal equinox, an important date in many pagan religions. The challenge for employers is to accommodate employees who celebrate those holidays, thereby avoiding religious discrimination lawsuits, without alienating other employees.

[Article continues at link. Maybe the challenge is for secular employers to remember that men and women are free to practice the superstition of their choice off the clock. Because to honor one superstition must mean an employer has to honor all the superstitions. I'm a contributor to the most recent book by the Church of the SubGenius, titled The SubGenius Psychlopaedia of Slack - The Bobliographon. Pages 238-240 (compiled by Rev. Modemac) list the SubGenius high holy days, on which a SubGenius should never be required to work. There are three hundred and sixty five of them. - Trevor Blake]

Labels: christianity, commerce, islam, judaism, subgenius, theocracy

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