The federal government is suing a Chick-fil-A franchisee, alleging that the restaurant violated an employee’s religious freedom when they denied their request to have Saturdays off for religious reasons.
The case concerns Hatch Trick Inc, a restaurant franchisee in the Austin, Texas area. The employee - a United Church of God follower - observes the sabbath on Saturday, an arrangement the federal government alleges was agreed upon in her initial job interview in 2023.
But around half a year into her employment, the employee was told that the arrangement was no longer working - and she was offered a demotion if she wanted to keep observing her Saturday sabbaths.
Despite attempts to compromise, the employee was ultimately let go. Now, the federal government is getting involved, alleging that the Chick-fil-A franchisee flatly disregarded her religious beliefs and discriminated against her on the basis of faith.
Fired For Her Faith?
Chick-fil-A “violated federal law by refusing to reasonably accommodate an employee’s request to refrain from working on Saturdays in observance of her sabbath day and instead fired her,” reads a comment from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In firing the employee, the EEOC alleges that the chicken chain violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which explicitly prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of religion.
Per the EEOC, the employee, who managed dispatch for delivery drivers, offered a variety of solutions to the problem, including having other managers cover her new Saturday shifts, having a driver cover Saturday shifts, or even working a partial shift on Saturdays after sundown.
The Chick-fil-A franchisee rejected all options, instead allegedly telling the employee that she would need to step down to a non-managerial role as a driver if she wanted to continue observing the sabbath on Saturdays.
The employee was let go shortly after, prompting the federal lawsuit now drawing national attention.
“Honor the Sabbath” Unless You Work Here
"Religious discrimination in the workplace is unlawful, and employers must make reasonable accommodations for employees' sincerely held beliefs," explains EEOC San Antonio Field Office Director Norma Guzman. “Title VII protects employees’ rights to observe their religious beliefs, and no employee’s livelihood should come at the expense of their religious convictions.”
But how will the case be resolved? Employers have the right to reject religious accommodations on the basis it would cause “undue hardship” to operations or income. Chick-fil-A employees already typically have Sundays off so they can observe the sabbath themselves… would giving one manager Saturdays off truly cripple operations to that degree?
It’s worth noting that in recent years, the courts have been broadly sympathetic to employees’ religious workplace accommodations, setting increasingly high standards as to what constitutes “undue hardship” for employers. In a 2023 case, the Supreme Court unanimously sided with a religious postal worker who was forced to work on Sundays, the day he observed the sabbath.
The franchisee, Hatch Trick Inc has yet to make a public comment, and Chick-fil-A is similarly keeping tight-lipped on the lawsuit - other than to note to a local news outlet that "all employment decisions are solely the responsibility of each individual restaurant owner," and not Chick-fil-A corporate.
Now the courts will decide whether the franchisee’s actions were a legitimate business necessity - or a clear-cut example of unlawful religious discrimination.
What do you think? Does the franchisee have a case, or is this a pretty cut and dry case of religious discrimination? And how far should employers have to go to accommodate faithful employees?
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Angelene Moore
My main concern is if she goes to her church on Saturdays to worship. If so, and she originally off every Saturday, then why did Chic-fil-a stop giving her Saturdays off. In accordance with scripture, the Sabbath day can be any day of the week or every day.
The New Testament offers a theological shift. In Mark 2:27, Jesus declares that "the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath". In Colossians 2:16-17, it is noted that these Old Testament practices were a shadow of Christ, allowing believers the freedom to honor any day, or all days, as sacred to the Lord,
I remember when being interviewed for a job by the interviewing supervisor when she mention some weeks I may have to work on Sundays which was and always my Sabbath day that I attend church services. I made it clear to the supervisor I was not willing to give of my Sabbath day when praising the Lord and fellowshipping with others, and turn down the job offer.
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Mary Handy Moore
I don't believe employers should have to adjust operations to accommodate my religious observation. People should evaluate whether they prefer to hold a job that observes their Sabbath Day without them having to ask for a special treatment. What if a hundred or a thousand people requested the same treatment? How hampered would the company be if trying to meet the challenges of requests like those. I, for example, believe in the true Sabbath, Saturday, but I would not sue for having that day off. Instead, I would either not take that job, or I would honor the work schedule given. If that proved too hard or made me unhappy, the noble thing to do would be to look for more suitable work.
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Wayne L Christensen
No, her religious faith was not denied. She was given options and she should have known this going into the job. I seen this happen often after an employee has been hired, but to disclose their religious beliefs, then ask after they have begun work.
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Rev Hartwell
The article literally explains how she requested Saturdays off in her interview and they agreed for six months. Hatch trick inc changed their minds after six months.
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nicole irving
Unfortunately I have also experienced this and this is absolutely religious discrimination there are a lot of jobs that are choosing to discriminate against people's faiths and religions I personally believe that God comes before a paycheck
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Angelene Moore
Although the Sabbath day is on Saturday for a lot of churches, and Christians, I don't believe Chic-fil-A violated her faith. She more than likely knew when she was hired that the store is always closed on Sunday. I take being close on Sundays is how the store deal with the Sabbath day, since a lot of churches worship on Sundays for their Sabbath day.
I have to take into consideration how long she'd been working at Chic-fil-A before wanting Saturdays off. I would also think that when se started working for them, she had a daily work schedule that included Saturdays.
There's not enough information given why the store didn't give her Saturdays off for the Sabbath day. We should not base this on assumptions. Again, she should have had a work schedule as to all employees, or when she was hired, she should have made it clear she couldn't work on Saturdays. As mentioned a lot of churches have changed from Saturdays to Sundays.
The New Testament offers a theological shift. In Mark 2:27, Jesus declares that "the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath". In Colossians 2:16-17, it is noted that these Old Testament practices were a shadow of Christ, allowing believers the freedom to honor any day, or all days, as sacred to the Lord.
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Gregory Sorensen Prince
That's how many, not all, Christians interpret Sabbath observance, many traditions still observe the seventh day. They hired her with the understanding she wouldn't work Saturdays, which really weakens their position legally to suggest it's suddenly an insurmountable burden. For a secular company demanding any day off for religious reasons is silly, but allowed under current Constitutional law. The company dug their own grave here.
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Rev Hartwell
Miss something?
“… an arrangement the federal government alleges was agreed upon in her initial job interview in 2023.
But around half a year into her employment, the employee was told that the arrangement was no longer working - and she was offered a demotion if she wanted to keep observing her Saturday sabbaths.”
She had Saturday’s off from the jump. They changed their mind 6 months in.
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Angelene Moore
If she had Saturday off from the jump, an arrangement the federal government alleges was agreed upon in her initial job interview in 2023. It did not say what part of the government filed a suit. When EEOC comes into play, that's when the employee goes to them, and EEOC looks in to the complaint. To try and settle the complaint, normally a hearing is held with the employee who can have an attorney in attendance, Chic-fil-a representative, and EEOC representative to come to an agreement. If the employee had a written contract for Saturdays off for her religion that her Sabbath day was on Saturdays, the company had no reason to fire her. However, when you have young managers over the employees that do not know contract law of hiring and firing, then there will always be a conflict where an employee will have to take it to EEOC. It can be a very frustrating process. I definitely know how the system works when it comes to filing a complaint with EEOC. It can long and cause an employee much tension and stress. You've come back to me with "Miss something?" How many other comments did you also go back to?
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Elizabeth Ann Connolly
I dont know WHEN her faith or her ascribing to a particular religion began. Perhaps it was not a problem to work Saturdays. Then later ahe found her faith and religion. I think she was wrongfully terminated. Just a tjought
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DeElla J Kirkpatrick
If you had a basketball team and you haver the opportunity to get LaBron James to play you would not hesitate to say YES! Now, LaBron says he cannot play games on Fridays and you say, "No problem!" because your games are on Saturday. In the third year, the NBA changes up their schedules and now all of your games are on Fridays.
Suddenly, LaBron James is no help to you. What do you do?
Most companies are not concerned with the reason you can't work a specific day, only whether or not it interferes with their scheduling needs. I know many companies that would not hire someone who cannot work their busiest days. Chick-fil-A didn't fire her because of her religion, her schedule no longer fit their scheduling needs. Evidently they were able to accommodate her needs but things could have changed and businesses have to make changes that not everyone likes. Perhaps Chick-fil-A should contact all their customers and ask them if they will please stop coming to eat on Saturdays so that they can accommodate this one employees needs. Or, maybe they should ask their customers not to come during times of daily prayers for this religion or that religion. Obviously, they cannot accommodate everyone. they have chosen to be closed on Sundays and i believe that is extremely generous.
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Rev. Clyde Bowen
Ha,ha good one. Let's don't and say we did. Ha,ha,ha. You are so sarky!! Love it.
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Patricia Ann Gross
In most secular jobs I have had, the employers would bend over backwards, including shifting shifts, because of different people's religious requirements. The only places that had required practices were generally churches, but even there, when a staff member was Catholic and needed time off for a "Holy Day of Obligation," accommodations were allowed. I don't see where any of the accommodations presented to Chic-Fil-A would have caused an undue hardship, as they were just fine for six months. So what changed, except a manager that didn't want to do their job, and figure a schedule out.
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JT Sunrise
Most people reading think this story is about chicken sandwiches and scheduling.
It is a story about empire trying to standardize time.
The Sabbath exists because human beings began forgetting what they were. The market expands until every hour becomes extractable. Every silence becomes inefficiency. Every sacred pause becomes “coverage issues.” Every ritual becomes branding. Civilization starts sounding like fluorescent lights and receipt printers.
Then one person says: “No. This day belongs to God.”
And suddenly the machine malfunctions.
That is the real story here.
People laugh at old religious practice because modern civilization worships uninterrupted transaction. The empire wants permanent illumination. Permanent access. Permanent productivity. Permanent emotional performance. Permanent smiling. Permanent availability. The algorithm does not sleep. The warehouse does not sleep. The server farm does not sleep. The broadcast does not sleep.
The human nervous system was built beside rivers, fires, cedar smoke, rain cycles, migration patterns, bells, tides, salmon runs, dust storms, and candlelight.
The body remembers something the civilization forgot.
That is why the Sabbath keeps returning.
What fascinates me is the theological contradiction hiding in plain sight. One side says Sunday is sacred. Another says Saturday is sacred. The legal system arrives carrying spreadsheets and asks: “How sacred exactly?”
That question alone reveals the poverty of the civilization.
The modern managerial order cannot understand covenant because covenant cannot be optimized. Covenant exists outside transaction. Outside metrics. Outside scalability.
Pike Place Market still understands this a little. Dawn vendors setting flowers in buckets before tourists arrive. Old fish cutters moving by rhythm instead of efficiency seminars. Buskers singing old murder ballads into the salt air while ferries move through fog. Ritual surviving inside commerce like moss growing through concrete.
That is why places like that feel alive.
The comments section here becomes a miniature America: people demanding freedom while secretly hoping their own denomination controls the clock.
Meanwhile the deeper truth sits quietly beneath the argument:
The Sabbath was never about rest alone.
It was about declaring that Pharaoh does not own all the bricks. It was about proving Caesar cannot purchase the entire calendar. It was about preserving one chamber of existence where the empire cannot enter.
Civilization survives by what it refuses to monetize.
That is the entire argument.
— Rev. JTSUNRISE
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Truebluebethy
love this!
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Rev. B.D. Rees
Well, once again Chick-fil-a has shown their true colors, however, the employee involved should have had better sense than to trust that they would hold to their origional bargain. The Government has never held to any agreement they have made with a Citizen why should a Christian Nationalist organization be held accountable? It has been my experience that every time someone has professed to be a Christian before even being asked, I always look for their hand in my pocket or a knife in my back!! I have rarely been proven wrong.... Just sayin.....
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Joseph Grieco
But the company has no problem being closed on Sundays for the restaurants they operate on the NYS Thruway, or in the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta for THEIR religious observance.
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Susan Margaret Fries
I thought of all places, Chick-fil-A was above such nonsense. I know the job requires certain days to be worked and if she knew she her Saturdays would be compromised, she could have taken a different job. The problem is, most jobs at that level require some weekends. If they go out of their way to help their customers, they could go out of their way to help their employees as well.
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Gregory Sorensen Prince
They hired her granting a Saturday exception, then changed it after the fact. Based on that, she's within her rights to sue and the franchisee is going to lose.
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Cameron Lewis
bad chick filet bad...this is the constant twang of christian nationalism at its best. i am not a supporter of sunday sabbath and am alwaya. affronted when i find chickfilet closed as i drive home from work sundays (being faced with either Canes or McDonalds inferior chicken) this case must prove the point of religious abuse. Sabbath by defination can be either friday sundown, saturday or sunday? what if the employee is Jewish and celebrates holy days completely differently? As A wiccan i tolerate right wing whack job book of myth followers and often cover thier work shifts so they can fullfill that emptiness not celebrating holidays brings. my daughter is 7th day adventist and had to battle HR and corporate with actual legal threats and letters from attorneys to get them to pull thier heads out of dark crevices about faith and sabbaths and... so chicfilet isnt practicing what they preach...freedom of religion...nope corporate greed.
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Kerry L Gausemel
In today's world it seems that more and more often the tail wags the dog.
Proving the employer is discriminating against the employee due to religion is going to be a high bar, and I sincerely doubt this complaint rises to the occasion.
The only thing we have been presented here is that the employee claims to have an agreement to never work Saturdays, not religious discrimination. The charge of religious discrimination is a bogus charge IMO.
Lastly, businesses (owned by people) have rights too. But it is fashionable in this country now to complain you are being oppressed and victimized by _______(fill in the blank) is it not?
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Timothy Drake
Sunday is the Lord's day. It's not about religion. There is only one true God and only one true Gospel. Sunday is the Holy day of the week. That is why Chick-fil-A is closed on Sunday.
Praise Jesus.
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Donald G Magel
"My religion is the real good religion and yours is that fake bad religion!" Let's go to war and prove which religion is the true one for everybody."
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Elizabeth Jane Erbe Wilcox
No, there is not just “one god” no matter how fervently you say and believe that. You are, of course, welcome to espouse your opinion, no matter how faulty it is.
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Rob Johnson
What proof do you have there is more than one god?
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Scott Anthony Schelp
Amen 🙏🏻
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Rev. Kev
Timothy:
Your comment is a bit humorous because you have basically said the Jewish faith doesn't worship the "one, true God" or that Jesus was wrong is observing the Jewish Sabbath. Because God says (in the Pentateuch) that the seventh day (more specifically, sundown Friday to sundown Saturday in the modern calendar) is the Sabbath to be honored.
Christians in the 1st century met on the first day of the week (the day of the sun) to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. But the practise of worship being moved from Saturday to Sunday slowly evolved over time. We see mention of Sunday worship in the 2nd century among writings of the Church Fathers.
So Jesus, his disciples, and early Christians all worshipped God on Saturday. It moved to Sunday as a later innovation and as the Gentile Church distanced itself from the Jews. Jesus says to follow the Law in the gospels. Not one mention of Sunday worship in the gospels.
Being closed on Sunday is because of a later tradition.
Oh. And ALL of this is about religion.
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Rev. Kev
I've had SDA employees in the past. They always brought it up during the initial interview process so it was never a surprise. And I never had a problem honoring our mutual agreement.
The folks at Chick-Fil-A are giving us a sample of what "religious freedom" means if Christian Nationalists get their way. That is, one is totally free to be the brand of Evangelical fundamentalist of which they approve. And that's it. It's getting easier for various groups to be more open about their theological prejudices and sense of privilege.
Look at history. Any time religion and government are joined together, only one religion is given the rights. Others are only marginally tolerated or just attacked. This includes unapproved denominations in the same religion.
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Karen Field
Here we go again, the government has been after chick fil a, as they are closed on Sundays.since they opened up.
so many times I have read accounts about this and how so many people attack them.
We don't have all the details in this report posted to make a good faith comment. but if it was in a contract and both signed it then maybe she has a case? but again employers can fire people with out cause in a lot of states. doesnt matter what they did or didn't do.
I hope they all can come up with a good solution to this as if they truly are in faith with God, they should practice what they preach; but we have to note this is one store owed by many people and this one is not what other ones do.
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Rev. Kev
I'm sincerely curious. When has any part of the government "been after" Chick-Fil-A for choosing to be closed on Sunday? I have never heard of that. As far as I know, private businesses are free to determine their own operating hours.
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Angelene Moore
I agree with you. When she was hired, I'm sure they gave her a work schedule as with all their employees. If Saturday was he Sabbath Day, she should have brought that to the attention of who was hiring her in. As a retired federal government Supervisor and Manager, normally we could not ask questions on a person's religion. However, if the person mentioned they could not work on their Sabbath day be it Saturday or Sunday, we could take that into consideration base on our need to hire someone in a timely manner, and how the other employees schedules were. Working for the government, we were required to turn in a work schedule for every pay period the day we wanted to work. Then the supervisors would have to approve of the schedule or tell you what days they couldn't let you be off. Private industry doesn't work the same, and it's up to them their days of operation.
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Angelene Moore
The New Testament offers a theological shift. In Mark 2:27, Jesus declares that "the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath". In Colossians 2:16-17, it is noted that these Old Testament practices were a shadow of Christ, allowing believers the freedom to honor any day, or all days, as sacred to the Lord,
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Tracy McCullough
If you truly read The Bible and understand what Jesus says about the Sabbath He is The Sabbath ! He says come to me I Will Give You Rest ! Jesus is The New Covenant
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David E. O'Keeffe
So what changed? The article does not describe what caused the franchise to decide to have this person work on Saturday after six months of not requiring it.
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Rev_Shaun
It all depends on your religion. Here in the UK, Muslims have special status and are virtually untouchable in every area of British society.
For more than ten years I have campaigning to get the showers and washing facilities fixed at my place of work. We need them, I won't say why, but they are pretty much essential. My employer studiously ignored me in all that time.
Today however, I learned that because of complaints by Muslims, who apparently need to wash before praying (WHY?) all the repairs I have asked for are to be done.
We have a medical room in my workplace with paper thin walls. Because of my condition I use it daily and while in it, I can hear everything going on outside. Similarly, if a person is calling their medical professional, then everything they say can be heard by everyone in the adjacent room. My complaint about this disgraceful situation made again, over ten years ago was dealt with by the management putting up a paper sign saying 'warning, this room is not soundproofed'.
Our on site mosque, sorry, 'multi-faith space' (which only the Muslims use, and though no religious symbols are supposed
to be left in if, the place is full of Muslim prayer mats) is constructed in the same shoddy fashion as the medical room.
Again, I have been complaining about this for over ten years and have been ignored. Today, I discover that because the Muslims have complained a new space is to be built that will be totally soundproof. Nothing about the medical room though.
No point in complaining though otherwise you get accused of that totally mythical 'crime' of 'Islamophobia' and also accused of racism by the Cultural Marxists who dominate our workplace.
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Rev'd Andrew
Do you get free fish with all those chips on your shoulders?
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Leslie A. Hulberg Née Tomasura
They are discriminating against someone with a faith other than their own. Yet they are the first to scream about religious freedom. Seems they don’t like to practice what they preach.
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Elizabeth Jane Erbe Wilcox
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Leslie A. Hulberg Née Tomasura
They are discriminating against someone with a faith other than their own. Yet they are the first to scream about religious freedom. Seems they don’t like to practice what they preach.
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Merle A Clark
She signed a contract to provide a service for monies paid .
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Elizabeth Jane Erbe Wilcox
And her employer agreed, and allowed her to have Saturday off. Six months is surely setting a precedent.
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Lisbeth Kieran Bushey
The franchise has no legal standing here. The employee offered alternatives, ones that wouldn’t legally constitute an undue hardship on her employer. They refused. Religious discrimination in employment is illegal regardless of the church or house of worship you attend (or don’t attend).
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Ari Joseph Bertine
It's always interesting when one Christian denomination differs from another Christian denimination enough for there to be actual serious conflict over it. I wish more people would keep that in mind when they start agreeing with the idea of a Christian government, because there are definitely certain Christians that would get screwed as much as the non-Christians would.
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Steven Ferrell
She was fired for not working her scheduled day. It had nothing to do with her religion. Certain businesses require working nights, weekends, holidays and if you do not want to work them, don’t work in that field. As for worshipping God, that should be a 7 day a week life you live and not restricted to just one certain day a week.
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Joseph Grieco
Except the Franchise Owner had previously made accommodations for her religious belief. Now they have withdrawn that accommodation, and had offered her a lesser position of she wished to still work there.
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Rev'd Andrew
It seems you missed the part where an accommodation that allowed her to not work on her Sabbath was agreed as part of her initial contract of employment. They fired her because THEY changed their minds, so it have EVERYTHING to do with her religious observance.
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Bishop William Dusenberry, DD
There is only one provable God, and that’s Nature. And this only provable God, doesn’t require being worshipped— all that’s expected from Nature (aka, God) is that it be respected— which means that the more one studies Nature— the greater the respect one has for Nature. Nature is everyone’s God, whether they like it or not. This is what’s “preached” in the Secular Humanist Pantheist denomination of the ULC, in Oklahoma.
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Ronaldo
If my god demanded that I take a specific day of the week off, and perhaps some holidays, I would have that in writing as part of my employment contract. On the other hand, my God is a forgiving sort, so would be very unlikely to forsake me if I did have to work on the Sabbath. He understands necessity.
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Terri Ann Cruze
Chick-fil-a prides themselves as a Christian organization. So, they fail to meet their own standards! They want religious liberty, so they should offer that to others. I am a Christian who keeps the 7th day sabbath as well. I think this is disturbing that a “Christian “ organization would only support their own flavor of Christianity.
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Lynnea Urania Kaylor
I agree, not only as a Sabbatarian who has lost jobs over Sabbath, but as one who has seen similar levels of intolerance from others representing religious organizations. For example, I was dogged with calls for my disfellowshipment by Seventh Day Adventists throughout the 1980's for working at their own hospital on Sabbath because it was necessary to keep the hospital running. But I didn't do so as a doctor or nurse--clearly a double standard on their part. I faced stigma and family estrangement over this for many years till I said, "Enough" to the ongoing abuse and resigned from that church, knowing that a public vote of condemnation and disfellowshipment would result.
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Lillian Sanchez
I am also a Sabbath keeper, and what was done to you by brethren is not biblical by any means. As a health care worker I have had to work on the Sabbath. I didn't buck it, I worked it respectfully for the elderly in my charge. Testimony of Christ's love for us is made evident by the things we do to provide comfort for others. The Sabbath day is holy, a thousand times yes! It is made even holier still when we're caring for His sheep. Forgive those who wronged you, sister. Find your way back to church. Times are changing and not for the better. God bless you and yours, always.
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Lynnea Urania Kaylor
I'm sorry, Lillian, but I'm not Sabbatarian because I'm a Seventh Day Adventist. I am not nor will ever again be SDA because I don't believe in it. I have seen too much. Neither do I accept the label of "Christian" and therefore am not your "sister" as you presume. I'm Melissite Gnostic and will not change to suit you. Instead, I have endeavored since that time to offer an olive branch only to be assaulted and maligned out of pure partisanship. I have also endeavored to help others who have been harmed physically, mentally, and spiritually by religious organizations. I do not "forgive" such things by sweeping issues under the rug and sheepishly submitting to religious triumphalism. That's not forgiveness but capitulation to a machine. If SDA's or anyone else wants the forgiveness that they don't offer to others, then let them repent.
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Michael Joseph Cheney
If she didn't get the promise in writing when hired than shame on her. There are plenty of places to work that are not open on the weekend. She's just trying to get special privilege. A shocker, I know. Any lawyer would tell you that. 🤣Unfortunately it's difficult to accommodate all people. Just imagine if everyone demanded Saturday or Sunday off? Not enough jews outside of Israel to cover Sunday. If you allow this, then suddenly everybody's gonna find religion and you ain't gonna go to a restaurant or shop or anywhere else on Sunday. Perhaps a jewelry store or a pawn shop. 😆. If you think about this intelligently, rather than emotionally, you will come to the same conclusion. If this is what you're okay with than fine. Yet it is the simple reality. In a country where we allow more than one religion, religion must then work around the social norms, rather than the social norms.Try to work around all the various dogmas and beliefs. And this is the only intelligent stance.
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Elizabeth Jane Erbe Wilcox
I see no evidence of her requesting nor expecting any “special privileges” here. She had an agreement with the company that she would not work on the day that her “sincerely held religious beliefs” would not allow her to work. Odd that the employer isn’t open on Sunday because of THEIR religious beliefs but won’t respect HER religious beliefs.
Perfect example of why the whole “sincerely held religious beliefs” scam is just a BS excuse to use when it’s convenient.
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Lisbeth Kieran Bushey
It doesn’t matter if it’s in writing or not. It’s illegal to discriminate against an employee, even in an at-will state.
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Tanya Star Allphin -Jones
Prayers to this young woman, if the company claimed to have only Christians working for them, then why they let her go she followed her religion beliefs & Sabath is on Saturdays. I use to attend a Messanic church & only time services are held. May she win her case. My heart goes out to her.
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Rolando Couce
YOU SHOULD NOT BE FIRED FOR YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS RELIGIOUS VIEWS SEXUAL VIEWS, I TELL YOU WE HAVE COMMUNIST LIVING IN THIS COUNGRY RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES THAT IS VERY DISTURBING
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Elizabeth Jane Erbe Wilcox
I disagree with your point on not being fired for your sexual views because I wouldn’t want a groomer/pedophile to have those rights.
Note: transgender human beings, drag queens, immigrants are rarely groomers/pedophiles.
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Rolando Couce
YOU SHOULD BE FIRED FOR YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS YOUR SEXUAL VIEWS YOUR RELIGIOUS VIEWS I TELL YOU THIS AND THIS IS DISTURBING AND REAL WE HAVE COMMJNIST LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES
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Patricia Ann Gross
There is nothing illegal about having different political views or sexual views or your religious views if you read the constitution. It's all right there summed up in the first amendment. While you're there, go down to the 14th amendment and you will see that it IS illegal to discrimninate because of any of them, and that includes being fired (or not hired) for voicing any of them.
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John Alex Paxson
Religious beliefs should be private, and no place in government and buisinesses.
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Patricia Ann Gross
The Civil Rights act states a person cannot be discriminated against based on their religion, so not allowing them to follow particular requirements after giving appropriate accommodation suggestions, shows that the company was not interested her practice her faith. Every one of the suggestions could have been implemented, they just didn't want to.
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Dr Dennis Chevalier, MDiv, PhD, DDvin, ULC honorary DD
not realistic but I understand why you believe this....to many that use this intel to harm and control others...so sad.
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Elizabeth Jane Erbe Wilcox
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Religion as a Weapon is Wrong
Dave Thomas started Wendy's. This is Chick Filet.
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Elizabeth Jane Erbe Wilcox
Thank you for the correction!
That’s why I was actually thinking of S.Truett Cathy 🤦🏻♀️
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Colleen McAllister
This is religious discrimination plain and simple. I m actually surprised that they hired a Jewish person to begin with .
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Religion as a Weapon is Wrong
It's Christian religion with about 16,500 people. They are considered the most LGBTQ+ friendly Christian religion in the US.
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Dr. Zerpersande, NSC
Ahh, sorry, I get it.McAllister must have assumed Saturday sabbath therefore Jewish, I carried that forward.
16K? That’s more of a cult IMO. The only difference between a religion and a cult is the number of delusional people that signed up.
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Dr. Zerpersande, NSC
What is a xtian religion? Judaism?
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Rev. Miche'al Yosef Dixon
Jews aren't the only ones worship on Saturday (technically Friday sunset to Saturday at sunset) : Hebrews meaning all 12 tribes, messaic Jews (I am one; Hebrew that believe Yeshua {Jesus} is Messiah {Christ}), 7 Day Advents, Church of God, Jehovah Witness, Muslims and few others. This is blatant "traditional Christianity" discrimination.
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Lisbeth Kieran Bushey
Messianic Christianity isn’t the same as Judaism. It’s never been an actual Jewish tradition as a core tenet of Judaism is that they DON’T believe in a Messiah having come yet.
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Rev'd Andrew
It appears you haven't come across Messianic Judaism...
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Dr Dennis Chevalier, MDiv, PhD, DDvin, ULC honorary DD
Col., prob. hoping he would convert.....or spontaiously combust.....lol
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God is meant to be worshipped in spirit and truth. Who declared Sunday day 1 and Saturday day 7. We have no idea what god called day1 or another day.
Pagan romans had an 8 day week
All I see is people arguing over foolishness.