Anti Christian bias in America
Ian & Pam Dorion dorioni@ipa.net
Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:34:59 -0600 (00884838899, 199801142237.QAA17729@thunder.ipa.net)
TOD
>
> I once worked for "Health Advantage" a couple of years ago, an insurance
> company run by very, very conservative people. One day I saw "Life in
> our Anti Christian America" on the internet, and loved it, so I printed
> it out. Something came up that drew my attention however, and I forgot
> about it. That is, until the one man in the office who wasn't a
> fundamentalist comes walking through the office, laughing like a loon,
> reading something in his hand. Somebody asked what he was reading, and
> he quoted a few of them. Needless to say, the rest of the office wasn't
> amused, and my manager was livid, demanding that the culprit that printed
> it out come forward and confess. Of course, I kept my mouth shut, even
> though a few people instantly suspected me (wonder why?). It shook up
> the office for the day, that is for sure, and they took turns passing it
> around, making faces of disgust as they read it.
>
> This is the same company that fired me a week before they were to hire me
> permanently (I was working through a temp service) because it was claimed
> that I "harrassed others about their religion." In actuality, I had been
> reading Dennis McKinsey's "Encyclopedia of Biblical Errancy" on my break,
> minding my own business, when somebody came up and saw the title, and in
> disgust informed me that there were no errors in the Bible, at which time
> I whipped out my pocket Bible and provided examples. The whole breakroom
> was livid, and it was me verses 12. Of course, they offered no logical
> argument, only condemnation of my soul. So apparently, the fact that I
> had a better argument then theirs constitutes "harrassment," even though
> I was the one who was first attacked. Since I had the job through a temp
> service, they could terminate me for any reason, and therefore religious
> descrimination couldn't be claimed. I tried anyway, but my local ACLU is
> quite poor and lacking in volunteer lawyers, and they said that they felt
> for me, but couldn't take the case.
>
> I just took that one in the ass.
>
> Later,
>
> Tod Billings
>
IAN
Tod, I've had many bad experiences with Christians also but today I had a
good one. My neighbor across the road is a Southern Baptist as was her
husband and in all honesty, they are two of the finest people I have ever
met. Of course, Harvey, her husband, died a year ago December and I miss
him dearly. They knew I didn't believe as they do but they felt that was my
right and we got along great. I was always able to tease Harvey a little
about his religion but his wife, June, never cared for the teasing so I
don't do it often.
Anyway, she came to court today and testified on my behalf, told them that
I didn't believe as her but that was my right and that I was an honest
person. She went on to testify that the lady who sold me the house and went
to the same church as her was a smart business like woman and had to know
the true age and condition of the house.
If there is an Arkansas law stating a person who does not believe in a
supreme being cannot testify in court, it is certainly not enforced because
the issue never came up.
Of course, June and Harvey are exceptions. One has to remember the lady who
sold me the house, her daughter, and another realtor (who is a Mason) got
up in court and lied like hell along with other witnesses whose religion I
do not know.