On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:09:41 -0400, Francois Labreque wrote:

> If you did raise a stink about it, and the company was forced to hire
> you,
> you'd know that this person would probably never fully trust you and it
> would make the workplace atmosphere very heavy.

The purpose in raising a stink about it isn't so much so they hire you, 
but so they know that making hiring decisions in that way is in fact 
illegal in the US.

I would never want to take a job with a company that put personal 
religious belief before one's ability to do the job.  There was a company 
in that I considered working for, until I found this on their website:

"[company] started the company with a vision and core values inspired by 
their religious beliefs and a desire to honor God by applying Biblical 
principles in relation to employees, customers, and financial dealings."

I see that they have now clarified (they didn't at the time, as I recall) 
that they don't have a particular religious *requirement*.

I didn't even bother applying.  Not because I'm amoral, but because the 
religious overtones left a bad impression.  It's possible to say that you 
expect people to be responsible and ethical (indeed, what company 
*doesn't* want that?) without framing it in religious terms.

Jim
-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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