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In article <32370739.71843657@nntp.ix.netcom.com>,
>I do not wish to belabor a point covered in another post, but an
>employer can legally fire an employee for engaging in pedophilia, an

I'm pretty sure that an employer cannot legally discharge 
a pedophile unless they are convicted.  Nothing to do with
sex acts, everything to do with criminal ones.  Certain jobs
require applicants to not have prior convictions of sex offenses
(or other felonies).

Asking candidates in interviews about proclivities towards 
children falls under asking questions about mental health, which
cannot be done legally until an offer is extended.  (Can't site
chapter and verse, as my ADA handbook is on loan.)  Anyway, you've
constructed a bad example all around.

>illegal activity.  In may states, sodomy is also an illegal act.
Yes, there was that guy a few years ago who ended up serving time
in Georgia for "eating" his wife.  All this came out in their rather
nasty divorce proceedings and he was sentenced.  Whether or not he 
lost his job for this, I don't know.  Maybe he telecommuted.

You might want to note that people are often not discharged for
their sex acts, but for the simple fact that they are or are 
considered to be homosexual (celibate or not).  I know more than
a few women who are considered lesbians because they are of a 
certain age and unmarried, or because of career choices or 
living arrangements.  

In my line of work (EE/CS), there are a few famous examples of
good people not being allowed to do their jobs because of 
suspected or outright homosexuality. And a lot more not-so-famous.
What a waste!