First, I want to say that I feel for Dotard as the position he feels like he is put in is not really fair to him. Furthermore, I think that what happened to him in the State job was totally unfair, even immoral. If it was me running the church that he was not participating in, I would have just been happy that he was there. I was not trying to judge Dotard or portray myself as better than him.
My whole point was merely to highlight the extreme inconsistency of being dishonest in order to show oneself as honest.
E…
Just to let you know…I have been in a similar (not the same) situation where I was concerned that I would lose a position (not a job) that I had recently been given because of my beliefs. (I was supervising a number of PhDs in biology, biochemistry, etc.) However, I remained honest about who I was. My concerns about my job were unfounded as I retained my position but I did feel the potential was there.
I agree Dotard has a right to eat, pay his bills, etc. I am not trying to take this away from him. I also agree that his religion has nothing to do with his honesty as a businessman. I think I tried to make the point that I know that Christians can be just as dishonest in business, if not more so, than others. But…I cannot help but think that someone who will lie about being a Christian just to retain a job might also lie about the work that needs to be done in order to eat, pay the bills, etc. Is that not a reasonable and logical thought to have??? Would you not think or wonder the same thing if it was a Christian we were talking about??? (Please do not take this as I am saying that Dotard lies about the work that needs to be done. I am not concluding that as I do not know him nor have a seen his business practices. The questions are meant at face value.)
If you are offended by my statement, then I would conclude that you are easily offended.
Synackaon…
I believe everything I said in my last post. I do not doubt that there is bias toward trusting those who are perceived as religious. While it may not be justified when comparing actual behavior, the thinking on this doesn’t seem irrational as noted above.
My whole point was merely to highlight the extreme inconsistency of being dishonest in order to show oneself as honest.
E…
Just to let you know…I have been in a similar (not the same) situation where I was concerned that I would lose a position (not a job) that I had recently been given because of my beliefs. (I was supervising a number of PhDs in biology, biochemistry, etc.) However, I remained honest about who I was. My concerns about my job were unfounded as I retained my position but I did feel the potential was there.
I agree Dotard has a right to eat, pay his bills, etc. I am not trying to take this away from him. I also agree that his religion has nothing to do with his honesty as a businessman. I think I tried to make the point that I know that Christians can be just as dishonest in business, if not more so, than others. But…I cannot help but think that someone who will lie about being a Christian just to retain a job might also lie about the work that needs to be done in order to eat, pay the bills, etc. Is that not a reasonable and logical thought to have??? Would you not think or wonder the same thing if it was a Christian we were talking about??? (Please do not take this as I am saying that Dotard lies about the work that needs to be done. I am not concluding that as I do not know him nor have a seen his business practices. The questions are meant at face value.)
If you are offended by my statement, then I would conclude that you are easily offended.
Synackaon…
I believe everything I said in my last post. I do not doubt that there is bias toward trusting those who are perceived as religious. While it may not be justified when comparing actual behavior, the thinking on this doesn’t seem irrational as noted above.
