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On Mon, 2010-11-22 at 13:16 -0600, Brian Wood wrote:<BR>
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Mike Miller:<BR>
On Sun, 21 Nov 2010, Brian Wood wrote:<BR>
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>> I'm not inclined to reply to top-posts.<BR>
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> How about keeping your religion to yourself? Besides, I'm pretty sure<BR>
> that making hiring decisions on the basis of religion is illegal.<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.justice.gov/crt/religiousdiscrimination/religionpamp.php">> http://www.justice.gov/crt/religiousdiscrimination/religionpamp.php</A><BR>
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I think you're right about it being illegal. My guess is it has been<BR>
illegal for 40 or 50 years. I'm of the opinion the country has been<BR>
going off track for more than just the last 20 years. I'm not going <BR>
to rehearse the story from Acts 5 now, but here's what Gamaliel told <BR>
some associates intent on persecuting some followers of Yeshua: <BR>
"And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them <BR>
alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; <BR>
but if it is of G-d, you cannot overthrow it—lest you even be found <BR>
to fight against G-d.” <BR>
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> It's hard to see how the quality of C++ encryption code can have anything<BR>
> to do with the religion on the programmer.<BR>
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I'm sure you've heard of the Puritan work ethic. I need someone<BR>
with that. The Bible also says to do good to all men especially <BR>
those of the household of faith. The man (could be a woman) of<BR>
faith is the one I'm after to help with this contract/income.<BR>
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Having no idea what "puritan work ethic" was I googled it and found this entertaining article: <A HREF="http://www.anxietyculture.com/puritan.htm">http://www.anxietyculture.com/puritan.htm</A> as the first exact match in the title.<BR>
I believe I get the gist of its intent in your context but "of faith" is not a measure you can use legally a basis for hiring which you apparently acknowledge yet still announce as a primary requirement in your need to fill the position.<BR>
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....must...resist... urge to further opening the can of "religion worms" on the list....
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