Posted on 09/09/2016 1:08:02 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Man would rather get fired than watch diversity video Thu, 09/08/2016 - 7:00am | Tracy Crane
CHAMPAIGN — A Social Security Administration employee who believes he shouldn't have to watch a workplace diversity video about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, because it violates his religious beliefs, fears he may lose his job because of it.
David Hall, 42, of Tolono has worked for the federal agency for 14 years, based in the Champaign office as an area systems coordinator, an information technology position.
In late April, Hall said, employees nationwide received an email from the agency about a 17-minute LGBT diversity and inclusion training video that they were told to watch at their work stations. Employees were required to certify that they had seen the video.
Hall said he is a Christian — "not anti-anyone or anything," but "for God, for Jesus" — and believes the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin.
So, he didn't watch it.
His supervisor gave him direct orders to do so — first on June 2, then again on June 24. Again, Hall refused both times.
As a result, an official reprimand was placed in his file — the first he has ever received, he says — and he was suspended without pay for two days, Aug. 15-16.
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“AA” started in the 70’s and peaked in the 80’s . I got sent to “head straightening camp” ( an all day thing, downtown ) in that era, and it did get to me! Oh yes! All the more disturbing.
My husband taught at a university for a short bit of time (before he ran screaming). One day he came home, absolutely fit to be tied. They had had a ‘diversity workshop’ - it was 20 years ago, so we weren’t quite as aware of these things going on. He was just livid. They had done ‘white shaming,’ etc. I don’t remember all. Just that he was hopping mad, and he is a pretty even-keeled guy. I might quit rather than watch a video or get ‘retrained’ too.
repitition is a standard brainwashing technique, maybe someday your husband will get The Message!
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at least he’s got a job
To purge people like you and me.
yes indeed....
you nailed it
He is better off leaving that pit of demons.
“...he asked his supervisors for a religious accommodation to abstain from the training, which was denied.”
“Now there’s a lawsuit that goes straight to the Supreme Court, do not pass go, do not collect $200.”
Years ago when I was a supervisor, they started advising supervisors to get insurance in case we got sued over something. I got a job that didn’t include any supervisory functions.
ROTFLMAO!! ... especially the BBQ part ...
No thanks.
Ageed!
I think in hell, satan has constant loop of Hillary’s speeches and ED commercials for eternity. Maybe he throws in some Bammy and Billybob when he’s in a good mood and feeling giddy.
Another aspect to this: I thought it was virtually impossible to get fired from a Civil Service job. Maybe that’s not true if you’re conservative.
I can live with viewing something I’m required to do for work, even if I disagree with it’s message - you don’t have to believe the message. I hear stupid stuff all the time, but that doesn’t affect my belief.
Now, if I’m required not only to view it, but to sign something that says I AGREE with it, then, no, I will not do that, even if it means losing my job, pension, everything.
There’s a difference with being required to view something and acquiescing to the content.
Nope, Christians are not included in liberal diversity because they actually fight for good and reason, in reality they don’t discriminate agaisnt against anyone, and that’s why they are dangerous to the liberal narrative.
He believes there is religious freedom in Champaign, IL. How could he be so wrong?
Placemark.
Try that with a mandatory Bible study required by an employer. You don't have to believe, just be present.
they will make you prove it.....Rape a goat or set off your belt bomb. That’ll learn’em.
Except that you’d have to lie when you attest that you watched the presentation.
Are conservatives/Christians now allowed to take that low road, the road of the Islamists?
He has a choice. 3 days after I had to watch that, without advance notice of what was in it, I left that job of 23 years for another company.
Run by Christians. Think I will have to watch one of those?
Nope.
Again, you have a choice.
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