add Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Griffin, who is a Roman Catholic, made some in the company uncomfortable by referring to his faith during meetings and interactions with subordinates [url="http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3i128602b2ef399dc80f0d55ae53f951a5?pn=2"] link[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Catholic Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 He's lucky. This is like firing a captain while the ship is sinking and he gets to leave on the last life boat. Aside from their "person of the year" issue TIME has become entirely obsolete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) [quote]Griffin's Catholicism in explaining the firing is itself curious—it's unusual, to say the least, for a major company to make someone's expression of his religious views or orientation an issue, especially in public like this. [/quote] i wonder just what Mr Griffin said that was so offensive? offensive enought to get fired over, is not being politically correct some sort of a crime, now a days? Edited February 20, 2011 by apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 He should have said he was gay. Then he couldn't be fired at all ever, even if he devoured the entire board of directors. The EEOC would step in and unfire him, plus give him millions of dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenDeMaria Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 When we did our anti-harrasment training this year, the definition of harassment was broadened to such an extent that essentially any action which can be considered offensive by another person -- with no attempt to qualify "offensive" on any scale of reasonability -- can now be termed harassment. In our cheesy training video, a woman who appears to be an Evangelical Christian with a southern accent repeatedly waves a pamphlet at another employee and says she's praying for the woman of unspecified faith. This was presented as cut-and-dry harassment. So you see, it's like that. If you imply that the content of your beliefs pass judgement on another -- ie, they're going to Hell, they need Jesus, they're committing sexual sins, etc -- you've harassed your felllow employee(s) and are vulnerable to your employers interpretation of current workplace zero-tolerance policies. [quote name='Winchester' timestamp='1298236075' post='2214173'] He should have said he was gay. Then he couldn't be fired at all ever, even if he devoured the entire board of directors. The EEOC would step in and unfire him, plus give him millions of dollars. [/quote] Touche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 If someone overhears a private conversation and feels offended, the people having the private conversation are at fault. Funny thing, those wimps writing these rules don't have the guts to enforce them themselves. They're cowards, every one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Catholic Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Sounds like he was being a pretentious so and so "Everybody get in your pews" really dude? Either way he should be thinking of this as a blessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJon16 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Maybe God didn't want him working for Time? There are better things for a Catholic to be doing, like oh I don't know, serving God. He should take this as a sign. After all how does being a magazine exec for a magazine that is not religious in any way, help spread God's word? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) [quote name='JenDeMaria' timestamp='1298236719' post='2214176'] When we did our anti-harrasment training this year, the definition of harassment was broadened to such an extent that essentially any action which can be considered offensive by another person -- with no attempt to qualify "offensive" on any scale of reasonability -- can now be termed harassment. In our cheesy training video, a woman who appears to be an Evangelical Christian with a southern accent repeatedly waves a pamphlet at another employee and says she's praying for the woman of unspecified faith. This was presented as cut-and-dry harassment. [/quote] On the other hand, if you have a limp-wristed fellow with a gay accent telling a Christian co-worker she's a bigot for opposing "gay marriage," it's protected "diversity." Edited February 20, 2011 by Socrates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 [quote name='Semper Catholic' timestamp='1298237972' post='2214179'] Sounds like he was being a pretentious so and so "Everybody get in your pews" really dude? [/quote] "Being a pretentious so-and-so" is an offense worthy of termination? [quote name='BigJon16' timestamp='1298241717' post='2214198'] Maybe God didn't want him working for Time? There are better things for a Catholic to be doing, like oh I don't know, serving God. He should take this as a sign. After all how does being a magazine exec for a magazine that is not religious in any way, help spread God's word? [/quote] So Catholics should never work in the secular world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 [quote name='Semper Catholic' timestamp='1298237972' post='2214179'] Sounds like he was being a pretentious so and so "Everybody get in your pews" really dude? [/quote] A pretentious CEO????? NO WAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Normile Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Shewww, he sounds like some kind of Catholic Zealot, perhaps they should have crucified him too. I bet he picked on wiccans and said mean things like vampires do not exist! He probably even refused to work on sundays, radical creep. ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 [quote name='BigJon16' timestamp='1298241717' post='2214198'] Maybe God didn't want him working for Time? There are better things for a Catholic to be doing, like oh I don't know, serving God. He should take this as a sign. After all how does being a magazine exec for a magazine that is not religious in any way, help spread God's word? [/quote] That's kind of a shallow way of looking at it. There are ways he may very well have been serving God that aren't apparent to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) [quote name='BigJon16' timestamp='1298241717' post='2214198'] Maybe God didn't want him working for Time? There are better things for a Catholic to be doing, like oh I don't know, serving God. He should take this as a sign. After all how does being a magazine exec for a magazine that is not religious in any way, help spread God's word? [/quote] never mind, it's been covered. Edited February 20, 2011 by Lil Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havok579257 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 [quote name='apparently' timestamp='1298235063' post='2214171'] i wonder just what Mr Griffin said that was so offensive? offensive enought to get fired over, is not being politically correct some sort of a crime, now a days? [/quote] He said God exists, Jesus is our savior and the catholic church is the one true apostolic church. their immediate response was "YOU ARE FIRED" their delayed response was "BURN HIM AT THE STAKE FOR SPEAKIKNG OF THIS JESUS FELLOW AND HIS FATHER GOD IN HEAVEN" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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