Interview with a Jovo

[Longhorn]

[Saxmoof]

And what the fuck does pop culture have to do with it out of all things?

I think what he means is that the temporal laws of man have super-ceded the universal laws of God, but there's more than one group of people that claim to know the will of God, how could you prioritize one over the other without creating conflict? This is why the laws of man should always come before the laws of God, and also God doesn't exist, so there's that too

[Nope]

[FreeTony]

Under UK law if they can demonstrate a business case then it's fine.

I have an employment lawyer friend who I asked about this exact topic. Her reply was that it is a little bit of a grey area, but the business is more likely to win any court case.

[downbeatplumb]

Under UK law if they can demonstrate a business case then it's fine.

I have an employment lawyer friend who I asked about this exact topic. Her reply was that it is a little bit of a grey area, but the business is more likely to win any court case.

There are many exemptions in the law.

It is perfectly legal for example for an indian restaurant to only hire Indians as it is in keeping with the expectations of the business.

It is entirely legal for a womans gym to only hire female staff. (there are several women only gyms around here).

And if you can't do the job because of your religion then you don't get the job. The law is there to enforce equality not stupidity.

[KevinM1]

For the record, Drich is wrong about American discrimination laws.  Those laws don't come into play if someone cannot meet the requirements of the job itself.  If the job description clearly states "Must work weekends," the company is not compelled to hire a person that can't work weekends due to their religious beliefs.  To suggest otherwise is idiotic (which is par for the course with Drich).  Otherwise, man, it'd be great if I could apply for a manual labor job, and get the job, but force the company to hire someone else to do the job because, aww shucks, I'm in a wheelchair.

And before you attempt to argue the legal aspects, know that my oldest brother is a lawyer.  So you can, you know, go fuck yourself.

[Saxmoof]

Would you be okay with a teacher wearing a Palad Khik around her neck while she is teaching students?

Why isn't this a thing already? There should be a wave of teachers doing this to undermine the RFRA laws in America, that would be both hilarious and persuasive

[robvalue]

It would only be discrimination on religious grounds if they were not hired because of their religion, whereas they would otherwise have been hired. That is clearly not the case here. A person of any religion, or of no religion turning up and expecting not to work the days required would be turned away. Hence not discrimination on religious grounds, or any grounds. It's simply hiring people who are prepared to do the job they are applying for.

What kind of business can run with people who aren't prepared to do their job?

[JackRussell]

And Drich, the UK is NOT a socialist state. Just look at our very recent election results for further evidence of this.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

Again, the continued misrepresentation is becoming tiring but is also completely understood in light of the poster.

Just to clarify, none of what occurred was discrimination in any sense of the word.