@martinw-48 wrote:
Well kind of
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/employers-should-respect-the-private-religious-practice-of-t...
I was forced to apply for a job as the maintenance guy at a Catholic school until I was able to get my EC to realize that I was not a believer and it stated quite clearly in the list of job requirements that you had to be a practicing Catholic to work there.
I have no problem with that but isn't it the opposite of what Scott is saying.
If employers should stay out of peoples religious beliefs then it should work both ways.
Obviously religious freedom means that religions can act with impunity but the rest of us need punishment for whatever we do.
Sounds like the kind of thinking that supports the pedophile way of life that they are still so reluctant to admit fault in.
I have to admit, I can see no reason why a maintenance guy's religion would be relevant to the job. That should not be in the list of job requirements (in my opinion, but of course I'm not the law)
Mind you, I do think that there are valid reasons why the anti sex/religion discrimination should be waived for certain positions.
For instance, if you were wanting to be a religious educator it might be relevant.
And I was reading once of a man who went to court accusing a store of sex discrimination as they would not give him a job but part of the job involved fitting women's underwear.
So there need to be some exceptions but not for maintenance work, I would not have thought.
But... you sound as if you were not keen on that position and were relieved to find an 'out' in any case.
What sort of position would you like to find? Good luck with it.
