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.
When I was reading your post, I thought, this sounds like my husband. ;)
Actually, it gives one a thought. How about workplace worship of Bacchus (with sacrificial rights and frequent libations)?
What the heck is that picture on their website of?
http://www.uscobm.com/doctrine.asp?title=Church%20doctrine
Want to join?
The railroad let Phineas Gage return to work after his piercing. (although his was unintentional)
Thats what I am wondering.
yep!!
I'm (burp) in!!
" Bacchus"
Wasnt he like the God of Porn or something - fornicating and all that
schweet!
What about people who drink non alcoholic beer? Are they considered independants?
There is one Non Chrstian Religous law I can can live with, the Shik pratice of being armed at all times.
That is because you are not STOOPID.
I like body piercings and tattoos.
We probably couldn't force the stoopid people to wear a big red 'S' on their forehead, but the piercings and tattoos have the same notification effect and they do it voluntarily~!
That would make Bob very unhappy.
That, my friend, is a man hanging, suspended in mid air, by two large hooks inserted into the flesh over his shoulder blades. Oh, the things we can do with our bodies!
I think that's their "Pope."
It appears to be a person being suspended by two hooks thru the skin of his back... Can't really imagine those being thru his front.
Faith in what?
Do you go by the name of Cardinal Puff? (a drinking ame I could never figure out)
One day I'd like to walk up to someone out of the blue who's wearing a ring in their ( fill in the blank ) & using one of those spring loaded clasps the kind one finds on a dog's leash, hitch 'em up.
And as I do tell 'em matter of factly.
..."c'mere".
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