Originally posted by Vulkar

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I know you all will hate me, but from a business prespective, I agree with the owners.

First off, in todays society, a pentagram is associated with satanism. And, as a lot of America is catholic, shouting out things about satanism isn't the way to make a good first impression.

Think about it, you go into a store, and some guy is wearing the nazi symbol on his shirt, and seems completely serious about it. Either you would laugh at the guy, or you would hate him. From a business sense, the pentagram is the same way, though to a lesser degree.

On the other hand, as most of America is christian, they see a guy wearing a cross, and think, "Oh, he's a good and honest christian man."

So yeah, it might seem a bit unfair, but from a business sense, it's a good idea to not let you wear it.

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Originally posted by Elara

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But it is the other employees that are offended, not the customers. And it shouldn't matter that it is a small business or not, it's a Constitutional right.

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Originally posted by Nagis

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Originally posted by Elara

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But it is the other employees that are offended, not the customers. And it shouldn't matter that it is a small business or not, it's a Constitutional right.

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That is True, but only if the regulations say you are not allowed to be symbolic in any way will this not be allowed.


It may be a right, but you are free to worship any religion, not express it. There are certain areas where you are free to do so, like Smoking, there are areas where you can do that in public.

Like freedom of speech, you can say whatever you want, but only with the right people.

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Originally posted by Title VII

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*An employer is not required to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and practices if doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employers' legitimate business interests. An employer can show undue hardship if accommodating an employee's religious practices requires more than ordinary administrative costs, diminishes efficiency in other jobs, infringes on other employees' job rights or benefits, impairs workplace safety, causes co-workers to carry the accommodated employee's share of potentially hazardous or burdensome work, or if the proposed accommodation conflicts with another law or regulation.
* Employers must permit employees to engage in religious expression, unless the religious expression would impose an undue hardship on the employer. Generally, an employer may not place more restrictions on religious expression than on other forms of expression that have a comparable effect on workplace efficiency.
* Employers must take steps to prevent religious harassment of their employees. An employer can reduce the chance that employees will engage unlawful religious harassment by implementing an anti-harassment policy and having an effective procedure for reporting, investigating and correcting harassing conduct.

It is also unlawful to retaliate against an individual for opposing employment practices that discriminate based on religion or for filing a discrimination charge, testifying, or participating in any way in an investigation, proceeding, or litigation under Title VII.

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Originally posted by Elara

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Actually, there are laws in place that say that in the workplace and in schools it is illegal under both federal and state law to discriminate against someone because of race, religion, age, ethnicity, gender, disability, pregnancy, or sexuality.

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