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If an Employer Believes In Sharia Law

Should an employer be allowed to impose Sharia Law on their employees?

  • Yes

    Votes: 8 16.7%

  • No

    Votes: 34 70.8%

  • Other

    Votes: 6 12.5%
  • Total voters
    48
tres borrachos said:
Forced to work isn't the same thing as being forced to work for a specific employer.

I have to work because we wouldn't live as well on Mr. B's salary alone, and at one time his employer's benefits sucked ass. But I wasn't forced to work for a specific employer.
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No, you're not forced to work for a specific employer, but points such as "nobody forces you to work there" are too simplistic to be of any real value. There are way too many varying factors to consider. While you may not be forced to work someplace in the most literal sense, often the "choice" isn't really a choice as the word implies.

I'm not picking on you specifically. This point is common and bandied about often by many people.
 
radcen said:
No, you're not forced to work for a specific employer, but points such as "nobody forces you to work there" are too simplistic to be of any real value. There are way too many varying factors to consider. While you may not be forced to work someplace in the most literal sense, often the "choice" isn't really a choice as the word implies.

I'm not picking on you specifically. This point is common and bandied about often by many people.
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My point was correct, radcen. Nobody in this country today is forced to work for any employer (not including prostitution or prison jobs). That's a fact.
 
tres borrachos said:
My point was correct, radcen. Nobody in this country today is forced to work for any employer (not including prostitution or prison jobs). That's a fact.
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Yes, if you stop there, that is a fact. It is also shortsighted and incomplete. That is also a fact.
 
radcen said:
Yes, if you stop there, that is a fact. It is also shortsighted and incomplete. That is also a fact.
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The context of the discussion was clear. Nobody is forced to work for a Muslim company. Nothing shortsighted about it.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
If an employer believes in Sharia Law should they be allowed to impose Sharia law on its employees?
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I would expect any employer who believes in Sharia Law to impose it on their employees as much as they can. If I were a woman and worked in an Islamic store I would expect to be required to wear head covering. All employers do so on some issues. IBM required employees to wear white shirts, the FBI required a certain look for agents, Disney and many others companies don't allow facial hair. Target doesn't allow guns on premises by their employees. Many companies have drug testing.

We get up hung up needlessly on "religion". It seems odd that we allow all sorts of discriminatory practices but, gee, if the reason for discrimination smacks of religion then it is not allowed. Ironic for a country that proclaims religious freedom.
 
radcen said:
Not the same as "choosing". Pretty much the only "choice" in the matter is to choose from what is offered or not work at all. Choosing from what is offered is not always optimal, good, or even mildly decent. It's like choosing Crap A or Crap B.

When people make this point they act as if jobs offers are the proverbial low-hanging fruit that is both plentiful and sweet, and it's not that way at all for the vast majority of people.
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Who ever said getting a job is easy? I dont think TB or I meant to imply it either. I worked hard for good grades in HS....so I could get into college. I worked semi-hard in college (ok, partied alot too) so I could get a good job. I had an internship...worked hard. Had to take other jobs because it took awhile to get job in my field....worked hard to get them and keep them. Worked my way up in field...worked hard so that there would be better chances of me always having/getting a job. (I also went back to college in my early 30s and that time I did work my ass off...I worked hard for 3 yrs, went to college, lived on bagels and rice and beans and got ANOTHER degree,....all hard work.)

It doesnt have to be with a college education....you can learn a skill, be an apprentice, go to trade school, whatever but if people are going around with the assumptions that finding jobs that allow you to support families is EASY they are sadly mistaken.

Is this the expectation? Roll out of bed and find a job? Is this what parents are teaching their kids? Cuz a few people here sure are suggesting it.
 
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