You! Get into the closet! Quick!

[Eilonnwy]

I did not miss your point that you think religion should not come up. I just did not think it was that relevant to what I was saying. The fact is, for you the question might not be relevant but maybe it and the answer is relevant to the person asking the question.

Sure, maybe to that person it matters. But it's illegal to discriminate against someone for religion, except, a religious job like priest, obviously. So hence, it should never even come up.

Of course, as Dotard explained, just because it's illegal doesn't mean it doesn't happen and it's hard to pursue a case without hard evidence.

In the end it's completely unfair to put someone in a position to declare their religion or lack of religion before having a job accepted, regardless to how you respond to the answer of atheist. A person should be hired based on his credentials such as experience and recommendations that build a reputation related to his work only.