You! Get into the closet! Quick!

[Dotard]

At a time in my life I worked 15 years (FIFTEEN YEARS!) for a State entity.

I got many many little bs 'awards' for excellence. Employee of the month numerous times. Lots of accolades for being a super employee. Got promotions and lots of pats on the back by my superiors.


Then I let that boy out of the closet. Part of my duties was ensuring the crazy people were not denied their right to go to church. This means if I had to take them myself I would and did.

No problem, I'd stand in the back of the church and keep an eye on my wards. Complaints were made that standing in the back was distracting to the 'services'. So I got a chair and sat down.

Then the preacher bitched because I didn't stand up when he called for 'everyone stand' or kneeled or bowed my head or whatever. He started bitching because I was not participating.

Out of the closet I came and said "No. My job is to cart the crazies to and fro this church and respond if they "lose it". That's it. I'm an atheist and will not participate.

Word of this got to me superiors, discussions were had, before a year was up I was looking for another job.

My years upon years of loyal decorated service meant nothing.

I worked for the State of Texas. The church was/is state-run and financed on state property. It was/is staffed by tax-payer dollars.

Looks like I had a case huh?

Nope. I could find no lawyer willing to take on the State even though the very existance of this state-run church on state property was in violation of the Texas State constitution.

Some good did come out of this whole mess. I'll relate that if anyone is interested, gotta run off to work right now.


(Hmmmm.... I wonder if keeping a bible on the dash of my truck would help culminate some buisness.)