Floydreports.com carried a story today about a Muslim middle school math teacher who received $75,000 because the school district refused to allow her to make hajj, a once-in-a-lifetime religious requirement. McArthur Middle School in Berkeley, Illinois, must pay and implement a sensitivity training course throughout the district.
Administrators refused to allow the teacher to take unpaid leave because she had been there less than a year, it was just before exams and she was the only instructor in the department. Her union-brokered contract offered her infidel counterparts no comparable leave.
This all happened in 2008, and yesterday, after Department of Justice intervention, the mathematician Muslim was awarded the $75k in compensation and damages.
This incident poses a multitude of questions. Why was the religious requirement not discussed before she was hired? Why would someone be given special privilege because of their religion? What is the DoJ doing involved? What does this mean for Christians and their Holidays?
A few days ago, I read that Hertz fired several Muslims because of their failure to do their jobs because they stopped working several times each day to pray. Does this mean that Hertz should have to pay and implement sensitivity training?
I want to say, that I do appreciate the Muslim dedication to their beliefs. However, in the American culture, it is common place for Christians to "get the ox out of the ditch." Fire and police employees work every year on religious holidays, as do doctors and nurses and others in the health care and protection business.
When are we going to have sensitivity training for Christians? We’re not allowed to even say, "Merry Christmas" in some circles. There has even been an attempt to prevent Christian prayer at funerals.
Naturally, I am especially interested in sensitivity training for Baptist. There is a real need for others to understand why we are so focused on taking up offerings and eating fried chicken - and ribs.
PMO
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