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