Posted on 04/22/2011 3:59:44 AM PDT by GonzoII
WAKEFIELD, UK, April 20, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - 64 year-old Colin Atkinson from West Yorkshire, is a Christian and also an electrician who works for a non-profit group Wakefield District Housing (WDH), and in fifteen years in his position he never thought for a moment that the two would clash. But now he is facing the sack for the offence of keeping a palm leaf, folded into the shape of a cross, on the rear view mirror of the company van he drives.
The palm cross, a common souvenir from the Palm Sunday services that were held throughout the Christian world this weekend, has been in Atkinson’s van for the entire 15 years he has worked for the non-profit housing organisation.
After a single anonymous complaint last year from a WDH tenant, he is facing disciplinary action when he refused to remove the cross. He is under “investigation” on suspicion of having given offence to “other faiths” - despite the fact that adherents of other faiths who work for WDH are allowed to wear headdresses, beards and turbans. In addition, the Daily Mail reported today that Atkinson’s boss, Denis Doody, displays in his office a poster of communist Cuban terrorist and revolutionary Che Guevara.
WDH’s own policies allow employees to wear religious symbols and clothing at work. After the complaint, and Atkinson’s refusal to remove the cross, the organisation banned all personal effects from company vans.
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Great Britain really is going down the toilet.
More anti-Christian crap.
Being white and Christian is becoming harder and harder.
LLS
This Brithish gummint programme, has 32,000 units and every one of them is paid for by the last six British taxpayers that don't get a dime from the gummint.
This really is a shame that there were complaints and I’m sure this man is a good person, but if there is a policy of not having religious symbols on the company vans, then he has to take it off. Company property is not personal property. The company can require you to put whatever they want on the van and to not display personal items on it. If this man doesn’t like it, he needs to find another job.
company van
“long live the mullahs huh boys?”
Usually they’re too dumb to survive.
Have a look at it: (Very funny)
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2537358361/
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi274700569/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1341167/
IF it were an Islamic representation, it would be protected and celebrated.
Thanks! I’ll check it from home tonight.
LLS
“Denis Doody, displays in his office a poster of communist Cuban terrorist and revolutionary Che Guevara.”
Company van with a cross the peacemaker. Company office with Che Guevara the murderer. They claimed they got a complaint = one complaint. It appears to bother the hate-filled radical Doody more than anyone else...at a guess he’s the “one” complaint.
It’s hard to imagine that in a Christian country they now have to depend on Muslims, Shiks, and Hindu’s to support their right to practice their faith. These secularists are rabid in their hatred towards the Judeo-Christian religion. It’s also happening here though not reported and Catholic Churches attacks are accelerating at an unprecedented rate. There are Christian martyr’s being murdered globally as speak and not a peep about it. We’re in for a very rough ride.
Then he should wear it as necklace, end of problem!
It sounds to me like it’s a lot of DOODY(Denis/ Denise?)!
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