Jewellery or Religious symbol?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6146899,00.html
Who gives a shit? Honestly?
BA have said that they don't mind her wearing Jewellery (religious or otherwise) if its concealed under her uniform. On BBC News 24 this woman was interviewed and refused to accept this on the basis that she wanted to "demonstrate her faith". What? Is she that insecure in her beliefs that she has to go around waving a religious symbol? By all means, wear the damn thing - but why care if it's on show or not? Why does she feel the need to advertise the fact that she is a Christian?
Hmmm - I wonder... if one of her colleagues turned out to be a Satanic Worshiper.... and was to one day start to come into work with the Satanic Pentacle on full display as jewellery of some form.... would she be completely happy with that?
At the end of the day - BA have a NO JEWELLERY ON DISPLAY policy. Religious symbol or not, her cross on a necklace IS an item of Jewellery. Why should she get special treatment over other employees just because it's a religious symbol? She calls it religious discrimination not to let her wear her cross on display. If she wins her case, I would call it positive discrimination. Yet another example of political correctness gone mad.
Who gives a shit? Honestly?
BA have said that they don't mind her wearing Jewellery (religious or otherwise) if its concealed under her uniform. On BBC News 24 this woman was interviewed and refused to accept this on the basis that she wanted to "demonstrate her faith". What? Is she that insecure in her beliefs that she has to go around waving a religious symbol? By all means, wear the damn thing - but why care if it's on show or not? Why does she feel the need to advertise the fact that she is a Christian?
Hmmm - I wonder... if one of her colleagues turned out to be a Satanic Worshiper.... and was to one day start to come into work with the Satanic Pentacle on full display as jewellery of some form.... would she be completely happy with that?
At the end of the day - BA have a NO JEWELLERY ON DISPLAY policy. Religious symbol or not, her cross on a necklace IS an item of Jewellery. Why should she get special treatment over other employees just because it's a religious symbol? She calls it religious discrimination not to let her wear her cross on display. If she wins her case, I would call it positive discrimination. Yet another example of political correctness gone mad.
posted by ugli-stix at 14.10.06
3 Comments:
But is it not a little odd that Turbans etc... are allowed when she could not turn up in a baseball cap?
Surely it should be no symbols, or all symbols.
I see your point - but my point is that the cross is an item of jewellery and as such falls under the regulations affecting such items. A turban (to use your example) is not Jewellery and should be better classed as items of clothing.
Admittedly there is a discrepancy in the clothing policy - but I was making the point based on the Jewellery policy.
They are both symbols, but one is Jewellery and the other is clothing.
But the uniform policy has several clauses. One states no jewellery and another no hats. The discussion of religious symbols needs to be taken in the wider context.
That said, perhaps the solution is for a cross to be worn as part of a hat :).
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