Posted by:
dagny
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Date: October 22, 2011 08:31PM
What do you think of this situation?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/22/hertz-fires--some-muslim-drivers_n_1024708.htmlHertz fired 26 Muslims for not clocking out when they go pray. The Muslims don't like this because they feel monitored during their religious rituals.
I say if you can't go four hours without having your religion interfere, your employer should not have to respect your religion.
My question is this...I've worked with smokers who have to disappear a few minutes here and there throughout the day. This is less common nowadays. Should prayer be handled the same way as needing a smoke? They are the same to me...both are bad habits I'm glad I don't have (I have enough other bad habits).
To tie this in to another thread, when does a religion become a psychosis? If you have to stop and pray like some kind of religious OCD, you might have a problem. I have to be respectful of religion where I work. It's irritating but I knock myself out to play along. It's bad enough in a heavily Christian work environment. Imagine what it must be like where you have to mollycoddle Muslim prayer time.
One funny and sad personal note. Where I work, they hired a Muslim girl. She seemed a bit defensive about her head gear. She was quiet but nice enough- very young. I tried very hard to make her welcome. She only lasted two months. Christians in these here woods don't like no Muslims- or Mormons.