Why only religious beliefs protected?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Criminally charged?  That's not what this is about.  Someone might well be told by a supervisor to take it off, though, or more likely may feel they can't go against their company dress code whereas the Christain employee knows they can.

Let's assume that there's been at least one case of an employee not being given accommodation for their non-religious beliefs.  Why should they be treated differently in law to a religious person?

I care about social equity, consistency in law, discrimination, and the demise of religion in society.  But my personal concerns are irrelevant to the political and legal issue here.

Company dress codes are not law. If an employee is told to take off [whatever], they can see redress in the courts.

Let’s assume that there’s been at least one case of an employee told to remove a non-religious pin or pendant, sued the company for the right to do so and won. This would mean that they already ARE protected by law (there have been similar cases, such as atheist flags being flown alongside religious one, or state houses being ordered to remove Ten Commandments monuments).

It seems to me that consistency in law is safe, at least for now.

Boru