Oh Wyatt you don't appreciate my gift to you so if you've every decorated my office really funny huh not really it's actually kind of offensive come on it was a joke and besides if you're gonna make your opinion public so online by mocking somebody's beliefs you don't think I get mocked for not believing everywhere I go I see religious messages I'm just trying to even the score how's it going fine mostly long as I keep to myself what does that mean question are you religious uh I know you uh I grew up Baptist but not
for me it seems like a waste to spend your day off sitting in church maybe you should try it sometime being grounded spiritually just helps me be a better person in every aspect of my life hey Shane David I need to talk to you okay um give me five minutes sure so what's up you apparently a lot of talk going on oh great David I'm I'm not calling you out for anything here okay I want you to be comfortable do you know the laws concerning religion in the workplace well apparently any religion in the workplace
isn't allowed no no that's not where I'm going with this I've had some complaints about what's been done to you and a few complaints about how religious you are it's not fair the way you've been treated nobody should feel threatened here I'm going to hold a mandatory meeting to discuss it but before I do I want you to understand the policies that are in place so you don't feel ambushed well let's let's consider it we should all be considerate and informed I want you to know we're here to protect your rights first so here's what
you can and can't do okay it's perfectly fine to be religious in the workplace it's not okay to preach your beliefs to others to suggest or imply that if they believe as you do that they'll be rewarded at work or that they'd be held back if they disagree got it it's about how you make people feel like if you were to suggest that someone go to church because you think that would make them better at their job okay but I wouldn't do that you just did that conversation you had with Shane could be interpreted as
you suggesting he get religion to make him more productive at work thereby earning a raise and you've been here longer than he has you're his supervisor no I didn't I didn't think of it like that it I just but it's okay leave it it was innocent enough just be more careful next okay well what about anti religious beliefs don't the same rules apply to them yes yes making someone feel uncomfortable because they are religious mocking them in front of others degrading them for any reason is definitely unacceptable okay that makes me feel better good and
you're not the only one I'm having a private meeting with David go ahead and put your Bible back on your desk that's your personal space thank you so here we are do you think we could have lunch together in a civil way I don't know I guess we'll find out so I guess you talked to Lisa yeah and I'm guessing she talked to you too so I promise to behave cross my heart is that offensive no in fact I don't find anything about what you believe to be offensive that's not how you felt yesterday okay
what you did was offensive but you believe in what you do I'm fine with that you don't know what I believe well I know you don't believe in God and I know that you do believe in individual rights very astute thank you and I'm sorry if living my religion is kind of in your face apology accepted so long as you're okay if I lobby for separation of church and state of course really it doesn't take a genius to realize the failures of a church run state or a state run Church I can't believe I am
agreeing with the devout Christian you must be breaking a commandment or something want to check no thanks I have my own rules to live by I think there's one more thing that we can agree on oh yeah you're right to believe whatever you want and my right to live out my life as a person of faith yeah you want a cookie
