Why do conservatives refuse to permit prayer at work.
They make all kinds of noise about prayer in school but conservatives won't even implement prayer in the workplaces where they typically control them since liberals hardly ever lust over those types of jobs because they pay well but offer nothing for personal pride, etc. It's not likely anyone in the country holds corporate America in significantly higher regard than the Mafia except the gangsters usually wore better suits and with more style.
Let's stand up John Gotti next to Paul Ryan and see which one dresses like a shipping clerk.
I rest my case.
One of the great ironies of modern America is the Mafia was once regarded as the source of terror in Washington but they just moved to Washington and Wall Street where they turned 'legit' and they laugh every day at how they convinced you the terrorists are somewhere else.
We don't get when prayer is so important to conservatives or so they tell us so why don't they permit it within their own corporations. Where are the prayer groups within Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Apple, etc, etc.
We only hear crickets ...
If prayer really is so important, why is not important in the one place where workers will spend most of their lives, where conservatives could easily legitimatize it if they so chose. Instead we see no more spirituality in an American corporation than we would find on Stalin's rosy backside and, after what they did to Bhopal, India, there are multiple reasons to compare such corporations to Stalin.
They make all kinds of noise about prayer in school but conservatives won't even implement prayer in the workplaces where they typically control them since liberals hardly ever lust over those types of jobs because they pay well but offer nothing for personal pride, etc. It's not likely anyone in the country holds corporate America in significantly higher regard than the Mafia except the gangsters usually wore better suits and with more style.
Let's stand up John Gotti next to Paul Ryan and see which one dresses like a shipping clerk.
I rest my case.
One of the great ironies of modern America is the Mafia was once regarded as the source of terror in Washington but they just moved to Washington and Wall Street where they turned 'legit' and they laugh every day at how they convinced you the terrorists are somewhere else.
We don't get when prayer is so important to conservatives or so they tell us so why don't they permit it within their own corporations. Where are the prayer groups within Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Apple, etc, etc.
We only hear crickets ...
If prayer really is so important, why is not important in the one place where workers will spend most of their lives, where conservatives could easily legitimatize it if they so chose. Instead we see no more spirituality in an American corporation than we would find on Stalin's rosy backside and, after what they did to Bhopal, India, there are multiple reasons to compare such corporations to Stalin.
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PS the Mafia was run out of town by the Russians and the Hispanic gangs.As those groups to use a local term Dont Play
They may well have gone to Washington but not by choice After visiting DC I understand why
This post is comedy right.
Prayer is allowed in every corporation. I have made allowances for multiple religion for prayer at work. Including arranging areas for prayer rugs and changing schedules to allow prayer at specific times and durations. I was not allowed to have the employee use break or lunch hour for prayer and they were not require to clock off for that time
Companies like Chic Fil A still close on Sundays as part of thier corporate culture and have prayer areas in the locations.
I feel bad for the company that tries to infringe on prayer.
My only experience with religion in any workplace was in observation of Holy Days so people could take time off plus a few people would have collections of religious icons around the desk. I never saw any kind of observation in the workplace or at least not one which comes immediately to mind. This goes for public and corporate systems.
My thinking on a benefit is more pragmatic as it probably doesn't matter what you call any break time so long as employees stop whatever they're doing for a while before returning to work.
Cool that you went to DC and it's a mystifying place. Unknown if this was stupid and I'm not sure what year, maybe about 1980, but I went walkabout from the Crystal Cathedral or some such such, it was a hotel across the river in Virginia. It was night time and I went walking all over the place and I might not even have been stoned, I just wanted the vibe or something. The vibe of deep history is compelling for some reason and it doesn't go back all that far for US but it's special being in the center of this aspect. Hope it didn't rain! (larfs)
Like the anonymous poster above, I've seen plenty of prayer in the workplace. We have a "quiet room" that includes a prayer rug for use by Muslims. I have a Muslim that works for me that routinely takes time off on Fridays to attend Mosque. If you want other broader examples, look at Adorama and B&H Photo, two large photography supply stores in NYC. Both not only close their stores, but also block all online sales on the Sabbath as well as on all High Holy Days.
Following 9/11, you may recall that we had a National Day of Prayer. At work, we were not only permitted to but actually encouraged to take time off (on the company dime) to attend a local church service. (I attended a Catholic Mass at St. Francis Parish.)
Support for prayer abounds in the corporate world.
Most unusual as we worked in the same place and I didn't see anything except observance of Holy Days but this was seven years ago now. I had (cough) another commitment during 9/11. Definitely the strangest times. I don't remember the National Day of Prayer but such a thing isn't likely to register. It's not at all clear what any of this is supposed to accomplish when such an observance will have approval from some percentage people and disapproval from others so what's to be gained.
The National Day of Prayer was Friday, September 14, 2001.
https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010913-7.html
I'll avoid comment on the "what's to be gained" part since we will never agree on the meaning or purpose behind the Establishment Clause, nor will we ever agree on the meaning behind the rest of the 1st Amendment.
That depends on whether you want to twist the meaning beyond the words and play Supreme Court judge. The words are fairly simple so no wonder they confuse Supreme Court judges since they're just one step above Wall Street bankers who haven't even a foggiest notion of what they're accomplishing.
No worries we always have you to interpret the words for us.
As far as I can tell from all your writings the only four intelligent people left in the world in no particular order are Putin Merkel Sanders and yourself
But I am not sure that this group is actually not the Four Horsemen
The list of names you chose show you don't read much of what appears here and the standard for your insults hasn't raised much either.
Cheap shots at me won't elevate your position to something anyone except a minority special interest wants. You and they can chisel and wheedle all you like but you don't have the numbers and no matter of insistence everyone else is wrong will change that. Take a look around and you're outvoted by the entire world, it's not just America.
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Why did tbe ACLU fight to allow Muslim prayer in US public schools? I believe it was in a southern california school.
I believe they used the logic that the Koran was law. Even inferring anyone that disagreed was intolerant
I thought they might use the arguement that to refuse would be the government interferring with thier religion
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