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Court hears arguments on religion in workplace
sun sentinel ^ | 10-25-05 | barbara rose (staff)

Posted on 10/25/2005 9:21:38 AM PDT by Rakkasan1

The middle-aged man in a dark suit and button-down blue shirt folded his hands and closed his eyes in silent prayer before entering a federal courtroom in Chicago on Monday, quietly taking a seat in the second row.

No judge witnessed his prayer, but it went to the heart of the issue his high-profile lawyer argued Monday before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which is considering his case alleging religious discrimination by General Motors Corp.

John Moranski, a 43-year-old computer engineer who works in Pontiac, Mich., sued the automaker last year after it denied his request to form a company-sponsored Christian group

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: affinitygroups; court; discrimination; generalmotors; gm; religion; sue; suit; workplace
unfair doesn't always mean illegal.

You want to start a glee club or whatever go ahead, work isn't the place for it.

IMHO, GM should just cancel all these little "affinity" groups and work on building a vehicle's people actually want to buy. They apparently have money to burn if they invite lawsuits like this.

1 posted on 10/25/2005 9:21:38 AM PDT by Rakkasan1
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To: Rakkasan1
Wonder if GM has any muslim prayer rooms...
2 posted on 10/25/2005 9:22:32 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
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not that's mentioned. Ford does allow such practices, but
I'm sure they're next to be sued.
Whatever happened to just going to work, working, then going home to do your thing?


3 posted on 10/25/2005 9:26:38 AM PDT by Rakkasan1 (Peace de Resistance! Viva la Paper towels!)
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This is interesting. In a way, to allow infinity groups based on race, gender, or sexual orientation but to deny an affinity group based on religion is a kind of discrimination. It will be an interesting ruling.

However, I agreed with the poster who said whatever happened to doing your own thing on your own time. Then you don't have to worry about consistent policies regarding this type of thing.


4 posted on 10/25/2005 9:32:08 AM PDT by Madeleine Ward
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"Whatever happened to just going to work, working, then going home to do your thing?"

Wow, common sense in a post so soon?...
5 posted on 10/25/2005 9:38:21 AM PDT by NJ_gent (Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.)
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sorry, I was way out of line.what I meant to say was each
employee should have a company paid shrine with the size
based on their productivity and attendance.


6 posted on 10/25/2005 9:52:06 AM PDT by Rakkasan1 (Peace de Resistance! Viva la Paper towels!)
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"John Moranski, a 43-year-old computer engineer who works in Pontiac, Mich., sued the automaker last year after it denied his request to form a company-sponsored Christian group"

Uh, John, GM or any employer doesn't HAVE to sponsor diddley squat. That includes Christian groups, or a BOWLING team.

And as a few have already noted; a "Work place" is for "Work". You want to start a group, do it on your own time, at your own expense and on your own property.

7 posted on 10/25/2005 9:55:59 AM PDT by Condor51 (Leftists are moral and intellectual parasites - Standing Wolf)
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I agree with your post, but if GM is going to sponsor "gay groups, womens groups, etc." they should be willing to sponsor ALL groups not just ones they deem appropriate. In my opinion they should just cancel all of them.
8 posted on 10/25/2005 10:05:35 AM PDT by ThisLittleLightofMine
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***In my opinion they should just cancel all of them.***

Yep, thats solves a lot of the; "well gee boss, 'they' can do this etc, etc."

9 posted on 10/25/2005 10:10:41 AM PDT by Condor51 (Leftists are moral and intellectual parasites - Standing Wolf)
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"...if GM is going to sponsor "gay groups, womens groups, etc." they should be willing to sponsor ALL groups not just ones they deem appropriate."


Exactly.


10 posted on 10/25/2005 5:06:57 PM PDT by good old days
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