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Woman Sues for Being Fired for Piercing
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| Apr 20, 7:36 AM (ET)
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Posted on 04/20/2005 8:31:40 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A woman who was fired by Costco in 2001 for refusing to remove her eyebrow ring has accused the company of religious discrimination, saying she is a member of the Church of Body Modification.
Kimberly M. Cloutier said she wears her eyebrow ring as a sign of faith. She has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider hearing the case.
The church, established in 1999, counts about 1,000 members who participate in practices such as piercing and tattooing, according to a December ruling by the First Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld a trial judge's finding in Costco's favor.
Lynn A. Kappelman, a lawyer for Costco, declined to comment. The company has argued that Cloutier's beliefs are political or social instead of religious.
Cloutier's lawyer, Michael O. Shea, filed a petition Monday asking the Supreme Court consider hearing the case.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bodymodification; bodymutilation; bodypiercing; costco; employmentatwill; firstamendment; freedomofcontract; lawsuit; mutilation; nutjob; piercing; selfmutilation; sues; wacko; whackjob
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To: tuffydoodle
I wish I were -- I happened to read about this not that long ago.
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posted on
04/20/2005 9:35:48 AM PDT
by
scott7278
("Please disperse...there is nothing to see here.")
To: BibChr
not to be confused with prisoner nusance suits who say their religion requires the weekly eating of good steak and fine wine as part of their religion. The accuse the covernment of denying them religious freedom.
To: RedBloodedAmerican
Church of Body Modification
I can't stop laughing at that one!! I also couldn't read past it.
It begs the question, "Who is the Pope of the Church of Body Modification"?
103
posted on
04/20/2005 9:47:06 AM PDT
by
DustyMoment
(FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
To: easonc52
I'll have to take a pic of Jeff's Bar & Grill (my cellar). I hold a conclave there quite often, but the smoke only means another cigarette is burning.
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posted on
04/20/2005 10:07:06 AM PDT
by
Fierce Allegiance
(Eliminate the MIF (Mexican Invasion Force))
To: RedBloodedAmerican
To: tuffydoodle
There's an FR story about the Coast Guard's dilemma last summer in trying to find something to charge these folks with, but I can't locate it.
To: Fierce Allegiance
Do you go by the name of Cardinal Puff? (a drinking ame I could never figure out) Could never figure out, or could never make it all the way through before getting completely "ork-faced"? :~D
BTW, I'm a Cardnial Puff. Don't remember too much about what happened after that, but I do remember finishing.
107
posted on
04/20/2005 10:19:26 AM PDT
by
cuz_it_aint_their_money
(The difference between Scott Peterson & M. Schiavo - Schiavo got away with murdering his wife.)
To: Conspiracy Guy
To: Moral Hazard
Costco can set up pretty much any policy for appearance provided they don't specifically target a religious belief (i.e. allowing necklaces but not crosses on the necklace). That's not true.
To: TheBigB
Smart dudes. There are a lot more stupid things to worship.
I ran a dozer at this site when they built the Costco in the story.
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posted on
04/20/2005 10:30:26 AM PDT
by
Fierce Allegiance
(Eliminate the MIF (Mexican Invasion Force))
To: kjenerette
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posted on
04/20/2005 10:48:29 AM PDT
by
Van Jenerette
(Our Republic - If We Can Keep it!)
To: RedBloodedAmerican
she is a member of the Church of Body ModificationOh, heavens, another "Church-Of-What's-Happenin'-Now"
112
posted on
04/20/2005 11:26:30 AM PDT
by
NRA1995
("The Minuteman Project: doing the job our government doesn't want to do")
To: tuffydoodle
"After the skewers were inserted behind the muscles, the initiate would be hoisted from the floor with heavy weights tied to the legs. They were then spun to unconsciousness"I sat through "Hellraiser" in my youth, I couldn't again....
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posted on
04/20/2005 11:35:32 AM PDT
by
NRA1995
("The Minuteman Project: doing the job our government doesn't want to do")
To: RedBloodedAmerican
Yeah, the Founding Fathers fought and died to make sure people could do
this without paying a price. Of course, the Founding Fathers
didn't fight and die to make sure political speech was protected prior to an election, but yes, they fought for the crap we see here.
114
posted on
04/20/2005 11:37:53 AM PDT
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I'm so glad to no longer be associated with the Party of Dependence on Government!)
To: RepoGirl
Can you imagine this person coming into a place of business and asking for an application?
115
posted on
04/20/2005 11:39:17 AM PDT
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I'm so glad to no longer be associated with the Party of Dependence on Government!)
To: Conspiracy Guy
Re #6
LOL!
You "QUACK" me up! :o)
116
posted on
04/20/2005 11:54:47 AM PDT
by
Pippin
( Richard III was framed!)
To: BrooklynGOP
You hd a pierced lip?
Didn't that hurt?
117
posted on
04/20/2005 11:55:37 AM PDT
by
Pippin
( Richard III was framed!)
To: Pippin
I am a little loony
118
posted on
04/20/2005 11:56:41 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Caution. Contents under pressure.)
To: little jeremiah
119
posted on
04/20/2005 11:59:10 AM PDT
by
EdReform
(Free Republic - helping to keep our country a free republic. Thank you for your financial support!)
To: Pippin
Not at all. I had a labret (metal stud below the lower lip). If you bite below your lower lip you'll notice that there not that much feeling in there.
Hurt my mother more then it did me :)
120
posted on
04/20/2005 11:59:42 AM PDT
by
BrooklynGOP
(www.logicandsanity.com)
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