Posted: Jul 09, 2011 12:33 pm
Spearthrower wrote:I know nothing about the protection of rights within the workplace in the USA, so I can offer no advice, just registering my support for you to be able to do your job without being proselytised at.
If you have any Muslim, Buddhist, or other religious co-workers, you might suggest that they ask to be allowed to deliver homilies in this meeting. If they are refused, then there's a definite case to be made. If accepted, it will be funny to watch the Christian fundies wriggling while listening to some other religious dogma being forced down their throats. Perhaps you could also ask to give a secular homily, and wax lyrical about the nature of co-operation as an evolved strategy.
I have 3 other co-workers that are upset too. One is Jewish, one is Buddhist and I am not sure about the other one - either atheist or Buddhist. The last one is very angry about Christianity and any type of prayer being forced on him. The other bereavement counselor is Buddhist and he fills in for the clergy when both are absent giving the talk. He hates the sermons as much as I do and agrees with me that there should only be the moment of silence. He is close to the director of clergy. I actually already asked him to please ask the director if we could just do the moment of silence out of respect for the dead and staff. I don't hold much hope, but he has more influence with the director being on friendly terms. Funny thing is I think he has started to convert the director toward Buddhism.