Exactly! He wouldn't have been hired. According to the article, his former supervisor didn't have a problem with Mr. Rivera's religious beliefs. It wasn't until a new supervisor took over, that the problem started.
We're getting buried with that kind of attitude. Conform or starve.
I've a suspicion that there could be personal issues here, but you could be right. After accomodating a long term employee for six months, if there wasn't some significant change in the nature of their business, I've a feeling the new suprevisor may have earned his employer an expensive lesson.