This article and the associated video seem to be a bit confused and conflate two issues:
1 - Providing the time and space at work for Muslims to pray
2 - Unfair terminations
I want to focus on the first point:
From my perspective, the call for "religious freedom" is often these days a call to undermine secularism. Religious freedom does NOT mean the right to bend society to your religious will.
I think it was a mistake for Amazon to provide any sort of prayer space at all. But now it would appear that the idea of a prayer space has become an entitlement. I disagree. To be fair, I also see Christians playing the "religious freedom" card, so I would be happy label these actions "spreading theocracy".
Amazon’s security contractor under fire for allegedly failing to accommodate Muslim workers
1 - Providing the time and space at work for Muslims to pray
2 - Unfair terminations
I want to focus on the first point:
From my perspective, the call for "religious freedom" is often these days a call to undermine secularism. Religious freedom does NOT mean the right to bend society to your religious will.
I think it was a mistake for Amazon to provide any sort of prayer space at all. But now it would appear that the idea of a prayer space has become an entitlement. I disagree. To be fair, I also see Christians playing the "religious freedom" card, so I would be happy label these actions "spreading theocracy".
Amazon’s security contractor under fire for allegedly failing to accommodate Muslim workers