What Does Home Depot Have Against 'One Nation Under God'?

Fox Nation ^ | October 26th

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

WPTV: Last month, when Trevor Keezer started bringing his Bible to work, Keezer says his manager confronted him about the ["One nation under God, indivisible."] button. "That's when I was told it had to come off, or I would be sent home. So they sent me home for six straight days without pay. And then today they terminated me."

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

I guess once they realized he was one of them eeeeeeeeeeeeeevil christians the button had to go

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Oh well, it’s time to stop buying from Home Depot!

Look out Lowes here I come...until you do the same.

[imahawk]

BOYCOTT THEM! Lowes is so much cheaper anyway.

[isthisnickcool]

Someone find Kenneth Lagone and tell him about this. Ken will fix this!

[TheZMan]

So I guess now he’ll probably shoot everyone at Home Depot, right? Oh... right.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

I thought they were more expensive or the same?

Their stores are cleaner!

[NavyCanDo]

I stopped shopping at Home Depot because in my area, they allow illegals to line up at the stores early in the morning to be hired as day laborers by contractors, and others needing an extra hand cheep.

I do my hardware shopping at Lowes. Plus I like the Kolbalt line of tools.

[Steelfish]

HD dare not offend Gays and Muslims.

Aren’t there enough Christians to stand up and be counted and boycott Home Depot! What have we come to as a country?

[Global2010]

Well atheist/buddists/muslims/pagan ect our important customers too.

Money, money money makes businesses thrive and having customers offended could hamper that.

I thank God everyday for the little recluse area we live in along with ALL God loving, plumbers/electricians ect ect.

Its pretty different living in a place that is united by Catholics/Baptists...ect who do business and worship God onenly or invoke his name for Thanks and Praise.

[DJ MacWoW]

Lowe’s can be the same or cheaper in my area. The Lowe’s in my area also has a “dead rack” for plants. I have 7 orchids that I’ve bought from Lowe’s dead rack for $2 to $10. Home Depot does not put their plants on sale. They send plants back to the grower for refund. I like Lowe’s.

[ditto h]

You know it's funny. I made a list today of things I have to pick up tomorrow. Light bulbs ( globe type ), washer fluid, etc. We have a Lowe's and Home Depot only 1/2 mile apart. This makes my choice very easy. Thanks Buy Owner...I mean Home Depot.

[fight_truth_decay]

If the button had read "STOP THE WAR", the same thing would have happened. If the cashier wants to wear his "One nation under God, indivisible button" as he rings up customers then go open his own store. There are employee dress codes. There was no issue with the Bible being read at lunch break.

Michael Masinter, a civil rights and employment law professor at NOVA Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, said any lawsuit over religious discrimination might be a tough one to win.

"Because it's a private business, not one that's owned and operated by the government, it doesn't have to operate under the free speech provisions of the First Amendment," Masinter said. "But we're not talking about religious displays here," he said. "This sounds more like a political message ... Wearing a button of that sort would not easily be described as a traditional form of religious expression like wearing a cross or wearing a yarmulke."

The Home Depot launched Project Homefront to support military families. It was created to help military families with repair and maintain their homes while a family member is deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

[SatinDoll]

Hmmm...I’ve always had three unwritten personal rules when working for someone else; never discuss 1)religion, 2)sex, or 3)politics. The reason is simple - customers are how a business makes money. You don’t want to alienate your customers. Stay away from controversial or personal issues when conversing with coworkers because teamwork is important.

Just so you know where I’m coming from let me tell you that I worked with Muslims, Jews, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hindus, Mormans, mainline Christians and (the noisiest of the group) Baptists!

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Our HD and Lowes are about 1/2 mile apart too. I will be shopping Lowes only, after I check Walmart first. :)

[investigateworld]

Plus Lowes give a 10% discount for veterans.

Saved $9.40 this AM just by showing my VA card!

[troublesome creek]

Companies have policies. Employees can adhere to those policies or not. Consumers can boycott or not. Seems pretty straightforward to me.

Just sayin’ - what if he wears his Christian pin then the next day, Ahmad Sim Solla Bim shows up with his “Allah Akbar” pin? Muzzie has to be allowed to wear his.

Be consistent, that’s all.

[fight_truth_decay]

Read #12 then decide..HD has supported our troops. Let's be fair here.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Nice! I'll tell hubby, now he can pick up the lawn fertilizer!

[DJ MacWoW]

I didn’t know that. I’ve always liked Lowe’s better because it’s a nicer store and the people are nicer.

[nmh]

Because he maybe a “Christian” he must be terminated.

After all, aren't CHRISTIANS the REAL terrorists?

[nmh]

Because he maybe a “Christian” he must be terminated.

After all, aren't CHRISTIANS the REAL terrorists?

[proudofthesouth]

“I’ve always liked Lowe’s better because it’s a nicer store and the people are nicer.”

And Lowe's employee's know what they are talking about too when they help you. Home Depot employee's are clueless!

[loveliberty2]

Home Depot may be able to do this under current law, but, by the same token, Home Depot's customers also have the right to make their purchases elsewhere.

The key is to publicize this incident in every town where HD is located.

[GnuHere]

Go to Lowe’s - I own stock! :)
Like someone above said, the Lowe’s and HD in my town are really close together, so if they pi$$ off a customer it’s not a stretch to drive down the block.

[mingwah]

When the man started “bringing his bible to work” is the key to understanding the button issue. There is more to this than a piece of flair with the word God on it.

Being a Christian believer, John 13:35 pretty much says it all, doesn’t it?

[DJ MacWoW]

I hear that! We went to Home Depot for some plumbing stuff awhile back. Guy kept saying “I THINK this should work/fit”.

[proudofthesouth]

In my end of town its even easier. They are right across the street from each other!

[Between the Lines]

I bet last year all of you were saying you would shop at Home Depot.

Lowe's Accused Of Firing Woman Over Xmas Pin (DEC. 2008)

[Republic of Texas]

The CEO of Lowe’s is a rabid liberal. Really, either way the devil gets your money.

[DJ MacWoW]

Nope. Lowe’s has been my favorite store for 2 years. Orchids. Roses. :-)

[Between the Lines]

And Lowe's employee's know what they are talking about too when they help you. Home Depot employee's are clueless!

I was in Lowe's a couple of weeks ago looking for concrete molds for stepping stones. I looked everywhere, but could not find anything like it. I finally asked an employee and he told me exactly where I could find it... isle 4 at Home Depot. Sure enough he was right.

[fight_truth_decay]

BOYCOTT THEM! Lowes is so much cheaper anyway.

Idiotic. Put good people out of work. An employee can not wear buttons so described at Lowes or Wal Mart etc either. Dress code.

I dislike Lowes. To each his own. We are all free to shop where we wish.

The guy is just out for attention. He's lucky he has a job. All these companies have given to the troops in one way or another which outweighs breaking a dress code with some self expression message in the way of a "button'.

[ditto h]

Times change and we should fight bigotry anytime it rears its ugly head. Christians are getting a little tired of this pc bull. I read today that the new movie 2012 shows Christian symbols all over the world destroyed during the last days. Yet the writers said they would not show Mecca or any Muslims killed for fear of their life.

[matthew fuller]

According to yahoo’s financial charting, LOW is down 30% over the last 5 yrs. HD is down 40%.

[imahawk]

Idiotic?really?You ever hear of free speech HAID?

[AndrewB]

He should have asked for reasonable accomadation under Title 7 Section 12 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If he had declared that it was his “deeply held religious religious belief” that he wear the button, he would have had a case.

[fight_truth_decay]

The law says....read above...place of business and this is an employee. Yes Idiotic..you guys need to read past the first emotion.

[fight_truth_decay]

I will make it easy for you:

Because it's a private business, not one that's owned and operated by the government, it doesn't have to operate under the free speech provisions of the First Amendment," Masinter said. "But we're not talking about religious displays here," he said. "This sounds more like a political message ... Wearing a button of that sort would not easily be described as a traditional form of religious expression like wearing a cross or wearing a yarmulke."

No problem with bringing the Bible to read on break.

Let him go apply at Lowes. Subject cannot wear a button there either.

[MrB]

Not quite...

I believe the left’s nuanced statement on that is that

“Christians are JUST AS LIKELY to be terrorists as Muslims”

[Balding_Eagle]

I notice no one wants to argue with you.

It’s more fun to run around shouting ‘boycott’ ‘boycott’.

[tlb]

Not an “eeeeeeeeeeeeeevil christians”. Just a grandstanding cretin who got taught a lesson about putting himself above the rules of the people who sign his paycheck.

Had the pin read “Serve Obama” you’d be wanting a boycott over that. It’s the same principle. And I don’t need either shoved in my face as I try to buy a paint brush.

[SUSSA]

Lowes is much better run and the staff far more helpful. I almost never go to Home Depot any more. Several other contractors I know stopped using Home Depot too.

[DJ MacWoW]

Yup. Having to read part of the Pledge of Allegiance on a pin is torture./s

[uncitizen]

Boycott Home Depot!

[SuperLuminal]

Don’t you mean “homo depot”?

[nmh]

I’m not fussy ... .

In the minds of MANY, Christians are more suspect as “terrorist” than others that are true terrorists.