Man who sued over gay marriage question on bar exam apologizes - Political Wrinkles | Thread profile

Quote: Originally Posted by dabateman Yeah, it's called misrepresentation. Companies have the ability to recoup losses from employees who misrepresent the company. In this particular situation, the fired man needs to collect damages from the publican that outed him instead of fighting with the company. He knew what he did was wrong at the time he did it. "Everyone else is doing it" is not proper justification for his...

Quote: Originally Posted by cnredd We both should've caught this earlier... O had to reread to actually see if mensweekdaily got the AllState infor from the article he sent... He didn't... The article itself was NOT written or sent through work's email... This mensweekdaily wouldn't have known through that aspect... But as I said earlier, they could've connected the dots because AllState has been...

Quote: Originally Posted by KnightOfSappho Different states have different laws. Ultimately, since it is LAW that protects us all from the 'moral' beliefs of individual group beliefs, I say that it's a GOOD thing. The rights of the states are CRITICALLY important, but it should not pull us apart as a nation. Maybe so, but if "legal" was a concrete as some people want it to be, it should be based on something ....

Quote: Originally Posted by dabateman The guy from All-State should have known better than to be sending 'personal' emails from his work computer. I skimmed the article, partially cause I thought I previously read the story. He should not be fired for online articles... ... but if he used the company's resources and time (etc...), tell him he can do it on his own time and dime...

Quote: Originally Posted by fxashun And that trubles me, since "legal" is malleable enough to where someone can get charged with a felony for causing the death of a fetus, but in the sake of "rights" and "choice" a woman can drop into the "baby eradicators" and have one killed for a fee. I have issues with how malleable "legal" is. Different laws from...

Quote: Originally Posted by fxashun Or maybe he just doesn't want to end up like this guy.. Windy City Times - Allstate Employee Allegedly Fired for Anti-Gay Online Essay J. Matt Barber, a born-again Christian from Villa Park, claims that, in December 2004, his employers at Allstate Corp. suspended him without pay and had him escorted from the company grounds in Northbrook after he wrote an online essay condemning same-sex marriage,...

Quote: Originally Posted by fxashun Nothing has changed that makes homosexuality any different than it always has been. Yes, it's always been perfectly natural, is not intrinsically harmfull in any way, and only really affects those similarly hardwired. Glad we agree.

Quote: Originally Posted by cnredd There's a chance that AllState itself is showing an anti-Christian policy by not ALLOWING employees to hold beliefs they may not agree with... There is nothing "anti-Christian" about refusing to accept antiquated bigotries and petty prejudices that harm others. There are many people who are Christians who do not feel it's particularly Christian to engage in such activities. All...