Should employees be allowed to use their personal religious beliefs as an excuse to not perform their assigned job duties?
For anybody following US news lately, the name "Kim Davis" has been in the news a lot lately. The reason being that she is a Kentucky court clerk who has refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples in defiance of the US Supreme Court ruling. For her actions she is currently sitting in a jail cell. She is a recently "born again" Christian who is so concerned about the sanctity of marriage that she is currently on her fourth marriage.
Ky. same-sex marriage battle: Who is clerk Kim Davis? - CNN.com
Now comes news this week of a flight attendant who refuses to serve alcohol to passengers. She is also a recent convert to her chosen religion who previously had no problems serving alcohol.
Muslim flight attendent claims discrimination - CNN.com
So the question is pretty straight forward... should people be allowed to not do certain duties of their job if they object on grounds of their personal religious beliefs?
For anybody following US news lately, the name "Kim Davis" has been in the news a lot lately. The reason being that she is a Kentucky court clerk who has refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples in defiance of the US Supreme Court ruling. For her actions she is currently sitting in a jail cell. She is a recently "born again" Christian who is so concerned about the sanctity of marriage that she is currently on her fourth marriage.
Ky. same-sex marriage battle: Who is clerk Kim Davis? - CNN.com
Now comes news this week of a flight attendant who refuses to serve alcohol to passengers. She is also a recent convert to her chosen religion who previously had no problems serving alcohol.
Muslim flight attendent claims discrimination - CNN.com
So the question is pretty straight forward... should people be allowed to not do certain duties of their job if they object on grounds of their personal religious beliefs?