http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_god_button_home_depot
On October 23, 2009 Trevor Keezor a cashier checker at home-depot was fired becuase of his beliefs. For over a year he had been wearing a button on his shirt saying “One nation under God”!! He went to work as normal for over a year. He loved his country and God and he would take a bible to work everyday and read it at his lunch breaks and the management came to him and told him to remove his button. Then One day he got the news of his life “YOUR FIRED”. He didnt know what to say because he couldnt believe what home-depot said. “expressing such personal beliefs is simply not allowed”, but had been wearing that for over a year. I mean what is going on!!!
Michael Masinter, a civil rights attorney stated “Any lawsuit over religious discrimination might be a tough one to win”! Also stated: “Because it’s a private business, not one that’s owned and operated by the government, it doesn’t have to operate under the free speech provisions of the First Amendment,” Masinter said.
But said we are not talking about religious beliefs here, its more like a political message. Then you would have to say to all you cant wear a cross on your next and so on. Trevor Keezor, is seeking legal help in this matter as he feels is not fair!!
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He did not get fired “for his beliefs”.
He got fired for refusing to comply with the company’s written dress code policy.
You also left out a significant item that he was offered to wear a company authorized pin that says “United we Stand”, but he refused.
You also make it seem as though he was just up and fired, but Home Depot doesn’t work like that. He would have been written up, counseled, and written up again, with a copy going to him indicating that failure to comply would result in termination.
What is going on is that if he is more interested in advertising his religion, than following his employer’s policies, he needs to find a different employer, like Hobby Lobby.