(February 4, 2015 at 4:42 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Better equipped (and that's arguable) is not the same as unequipped. Is what one believes a BFOQ? No, though it may have an impact on a particular individual's ability to perform the job duties. Can a non-believer sell Ken Ham's brand of snake oil? Yes. Whether an individual *will* or not is a valid basis for employment decisions - but denying anyone not willing to sign a statement of belief is not.
Suppose I am hiring people to go out and collect signatures to get a pro gay marriage initiative on the ballot. Would it make sense to ask applicants if they were for or against gay marriage? You bet it would. You would want to hire the people who believe what you are selling over the people who are selling what you believe.....just to get a pay check.
Now the ballot example would likely be a non profit and different laws apply but it drives home the point I am making. Ham has a valid business reason to want to hire believers over non believers. He wants people to sell his product because they believe in it and not just because they want to collect a pay check.
