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Re: Freedom of religion?!

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From: Guess Away
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 00:00
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On 28 Jul 1998 19:24:39 EDT, Melissa9X@Xconcentric.net (Melissa)
wrote:

> There's this cute young woman in a fast food place near here who has 
> told me several times that she loves my pentagram around my neck. So 
> we started talking today and she said that she likes pentagrams but 
> her boss won't let her wear one at work because it "offends 
> customers". But they will allow people to wear crosses at work! 
> 
> I told her that I'm personally offended by crosses but I think that if 
> we have freedom of religion, people should be able to wear whatever 
> they want.
> 
> I'm really offended by this. 
> 
> Is it legal for a company to allow people to wear crosses to work, but 
> not symbols of other religions like Paganism, like this place has 
> done? 

If memory serves, it is legal for any company to impose whatever dress
code it wants to, so long as it is equally enforced.

> - Melissa
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From: not@here.com (Guess Away)
Subject: Re: Freedom of religion?!
Date: 1998/07/29
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