You! Get into the closet! Quick!

[Dotard]

If I was fired for my lack of belief, the city would find one hell of a lawsuit on their hands.

They won't. But if an over-zelous wants you gone, they'll do it 'right' so it won't come back on them.
Do not put it past the christians to even fabricate things to see you "gotten rid of".

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It's difficult for me. I escape to places like this.

QFT

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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?

Yes and yes I do.

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 have considered this. Yet while at the customers house I look around and am surrounded by Jesus pictures and portraits and cruixifixes and bibles, well, dishonesty pays the rent.

(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.)

If you lived down here in S.Texas with me, there would be two of us.
Exaggeration I know, however if you were standing in that enviroment I described you would conclude that those people did.

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

Noted. But.... I like to eat.