Originally Posted by Tree Hugger

The only reason that headgear gets an exception is because it's considered obligatory by some intrepretations

Originally Posted by Tree Hugger

and since it cannot be covered up, there is no way for British Airways to get around it other than simply not hire people who hold those particular beleifs, which would be argueably discriminatory.

Originally Posted by Tim

I should not be surprised by political correctness at this point - but some stories can still produce a resigned sense of disgust.

British Airways has enforced a policy that prohibits personnel from wearing crosses - of any size - but allows Sikh turbans and Muslim hijabs. This is simply blatant bigotry. There is no conceivable defense for it. Yet it is allowed.

Which is worse? The anti-Christian prejudice? The craven and cowardly fear of Muslims? The desperate attempt to placate specific groups? The fear of being politically incorrect?


BBC NEWS | UK | Cross row stokes Christian anger

Originally Posted by Hank

I believe the entire subject can be linked to antichristian. I mean think about it. My old high school was built in the 1930’s and had a cross in a corner of a stained glass window. They took it out. I mean fuck, there’s a college in Minnesota that’s building a facility for a Muslim religious sacrament using tax dollars: Minneapolis college “building Muslim worship facility” with tax dollars

Originally Posted by Mrs. M

I think we may end up seeing more and more of this in the near future. God forbid we Christians offend anyone by exhibiting a cross but by all means, let's appease other cultures and religions by allowing them to display their symbols!

Originally Posted by MareTranquility

I read the article and the response by British Airways. The issue is jewelry not religion. They have policy on jewelry that says it must be under the clothing--that's all. Turbans are not jewelry and thus are not restricted anymore that the Pope's hat would be, or a Jewish person's yarlmulke, or a Mennonite woman's headpiece. Why the persecution complex? I don't understand the Christian position: Christians are in the forefront of killing in the Iraq war: less than 3,000 of our people and more than 600,000 of theirs. Christians are still disenfranchising homosexual people with no loss of Christian rights. Roving gangs of "Christians" are still beating and killing gay and trans-people, but there no gangs of gay or trans-people hitting back. Christians have their guy in the White House (even if he is a barely house-broken chimp), Christians have control of the House and Senate, control of the world's most powerful military, and when I listen to the Christians on the radio and TV it's clear that Jesus will be back any day now, so what's the problem? Why the persecution complex?