Kroger had to pay $180,000 to workers who were fired after they wouldn't wear LQBTQ+ pride symbols

An Arkansas federal judge ordered Kroger to pay two former employees $180,000.
They were fired from the store after refusing to wear an apron with a "multicolored heart," court documents show.
"Both have sincerely held religious beliefs that homosexuality is a sin and that they cannot support or promote it," the judge wrote.
Kroger has to pay $180,000 to two former employees who were fired after they refused to wear a company apron with a phrase that they considered to be an LGBTQ+ symbol after a lawsuit.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of the two employees who were disciplined and ultimately fired from their jobs at a Kroger in Conway, Arkansas. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Brenda Lawson and Trudy Rickerd on September 14, 2020, in Eastern Arkansas District court, according to court documents.

So, we're not allowed to coerce others to support our beliefs! Someone please inform Fakebook!

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Elena05 · F

just wait till the church of satan has fun with this ruling... and makes it ok to not wear any kind of dresscodes

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Elena05 Do you think the church of satan wants Kroger to force their employees to wear satanic aprons?

Elena05 · F

@Budwick no but they mocking stupid decisions like this all the time... why you think there is a statue of baphemot in arkansas capitol building now... someone thought it s a good idea to put a christian statue on display... so now they had to put up a satan statue aswell

basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M

@Elena05 🤘

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Elena05

stupid decisions like this

How is the decision stupid?

Elena05 · F

@Budwick listen i am all for not forcing employees to wear stupid uniforms... but of all the reasons going with religion is like poking in a hornets nest. because you can justifiy the biggest nonsense that way

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Elena05

but of all the reasons going with religion

Are you suggesting that individual religious beliefs should not be protected?

Elena05 · F

@Budwick yes... freedrom from religion. religion has no space in the public... its something you do in your privatze home. as soon as it affects other people you are harrasing those peoples freedom. of course.. if you are anti freedom thats yourt thing

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Elena05 The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment gives you the right to worship or not as you choose.

Elena05 · F

@Budwick yes.. as long as you dont bother anyone else you can do the weirdest cults in your home... but you cant do it in a way that hurts the freedom from religion of others

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Elena05

but you cant do it in a way that hurts the freedom from religion of others

And, wearing a plain apron hurts the freedom from religion of others?

Elena05 · F

@Budwick i just said that having a ruling like that opens the door for crazier rulings... isnt the burger king a secret message for monarchists... you know how crazy people are... if you listen to people that feel threatened by rainbow colors everything is possible

SW-User

@Elena05 that is painfully stupid

SW-User

@Elena05

but you cant do it in a way that hurts the freedom from religion of others

Where oh where is there a freedom from religion from others? Cite it.

^serious iq killer^

justanothername · 51-55, M

@Budwick half of all wars are started because of disagreements over religion. The other half are started because of disagreement over politics.

SW-User

@justanothername ^what a genius!^

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Elena05 I've noticed how you never address the question on the table, that YOU put there in the first place.
Seems to me you are one of those plain old whiny pants Marxists.
I'll try to remember you if you darken my door step again.