“Based on your level of humanity and shortsightedness, I can understand why someone might feel that way.”
Stop it. That’s uncalled for. You put these words in print against a fellow FReeper. I don’t care who someone is, people who join here to post don’t join to have to defend their sheer existence. You and I both know everyone here is a target for the DOJ Blogsquad, gathering every last post and word for their data warehouses & future actions. That you would attack someone, even someone you vehemently disagree with, right down to his/her being, is uncalled for. Being snide is one thing. Being vicious is another. So, STOP IT.
I would say admitting to keeping a perfectly qualified person from a job for esoteric reasons is about as vicious as it gets. If somebody has prejudices like that and is as small minded as that, please they may do better to keep those things to his or herself. These are brutal times FRiend.