The California appeals court that said the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional for mentioning God is getting a LOT of radio discussion time right now. And ALL of it is bashing the court. Good-ole-boys call in to say "If I can tell a dirty joke to all my coworkers, why can't I call for a prayer before we start work?". It's all I can do not to pick up the phone and call in myself.
Well, I won't call the radio folks -- why argue? They're not interested. But I will vent here. Dammit, the Appeals Court was right. Telling a dirty joke can get you into just as much trouble as forcing people to pray or acknowledge a god in your workplace. All you gotta do is offend someone enough for them to complainand there you are with a hostile work environment suit. Men can file them just as easily as women. No one is favoring the immoral over the moral. Maybe the secular work place over the religious work place, but that just means you don't get to proseletize (sp?) your workers. Or your children.
Anyhow, it's strange to wander around a city where everyone hunts, everyone fishes and nearly everyone goes to church on Sunday. I'm exaggerating a bit there, but not as much as you might think. Oh sure, SRC has a wonderful yoga-loving vegitarian food eating hippie contingent, but that everyone I refer to is more who I see working the PDs. And I like them. They are genuinely well-meaning nice people. I just am keenly aware that I need to keep my mouth shut.
Posted by karen at June 28, 2002 12:00 AM