[Steve_Seattle]

"Every single employee under the fire chief's command deserves the certainty that he or she is a valued member of the team and that fairness and respect guide employment decisions. His actions around the book and his statements during this investigation have eroded my confidence in his ability to convey that message."

The mayor is obviously too dumb to recognize the blatant contradiction in his statement, i.e., the implication that traditional Christians are NOT welcome or valued, and can be fired for their religious beliefs regardless of their job performance. Unless there are aspects of this story that I'm not aware of - e.g., the chief using public resources for religious purposes - the chief could possibly win a large legal settlement for religious discrimination.

[HiTech RedNeck]

But if another co-worker happened to belong to a virulently anti-Christian organization, what would happen?

Yep. A lot of nothing.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Steve_Seattle:" The mayor is obviously too dumb to recognize the blatant contradiction in his statement,
i.e., the implication that traditional Christians are NOT welcome or valued,
and can be fired for their religious beliefs regardless of their job performance." (empahisis mine)

This incident smacks of religious prosecution against Christians.
Obviously the mayor doesn't understand the fraternity of firemen who count on their brother firemen to guard their back.
In Christianity , you can love the sinner , and despise the act of sin.
The mayor is guilty of religious discrminiation action on the remote possibility of a lawsuit , but has instead, exhibited by his own actions, his religious bias.
I judege a man by his actions ,.. not by their words , nor by their 'thoughts'.
Let the fraternity of firemen determine whether the chiefs words show a lack of faith/ confidence of those whose lives depend on him -,.. not some elected politician !

[madprof98]

I don’t think the courts care about religious discrimination anymore, unless perhaps the victim is Wiccan or Islamic.