You! Get into the closet! Quick!

[Eilonnwy]

So are you saying that in an attempt to make sure you portray yourself to a customer as "honest", you lie to them? You don't see a problem with that?

The fact is, if you came to my house to give me an estimate for work and I asked you if you were a Christian, if you told me you were an atheist (because you are) I would be more likely to believe that your estimate was honest. My reasoning would be that if you are honest enough to tell me the truth when you know the truth might cost you the job, it is likely that you are also giving me an honest estimate. (I want to noted that I am not so naive as to think that just because someone says they are Christian, that they are automatically and honest business person.)

My advice to you is that if you want people to think you are an honest businessman, tell the truth regardless of the cost.

Oh that's a fine and dandy thing to say when you don't pay the price for it.

Dotard has a right to eat, to pay his bills, and mortgage and he shouldn't even have to answer that question in the first place. I cannot blame him for lying when the question is inappropriate to begin with. His religion has nothing to do with his honesty as a businessman. You can be fucked by a Christian just as much as you could be fucked by a Muslim, Jew, or atheist.

When people's livelihoods are at stake it's not so easy to be the stand up guy you think they should be.

I'm offended by your idiotic statement. You shouldn't lie? really? Really? They shouldn't be asking, it shouldn't matter.