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Woman fired for eating "unclean" meat

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  1. lpbman

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    ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Central Florida woman was fired from her job after eating "unclean" meat and violating a reported company policy that pork and pork products are not permissible on company premises, according to Local 6 News.






    Lina Morales was hired as an administrative assistant at Rising Star -- a Central Florida telecommunications company with strong Muslim ties, Local 6 News reported.

    more:

    http://www.local6.com/money/3614199/detail.html

    sorry if this was already posted
     
  2. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    What?

    She was fired for eating Pork?

    Well, I guess the Muslim and Jewish faiths can agree on something at least.

    Pork is 'unclean'

    I hope she forces this company out of business.

    DD
     
  3. 3814

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    if you go by the old testament, then yeh, this is pretty straightforward. even studying through the new testament there are signs that pig is unclean...as in jesus sending hundreds of pigs over a cliff and stuff like that. i agree that it is very unhealthy to eat "unclean" meat which is why i go by the dietary principles set out in levit 11...however, it is simply wrong to try and force others to abide by your set of rules when it comes to somethin like this.
     
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  4. bigboymumu

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    What a freaking joke! I don't agree with the rules that the company set. However, does anybody believe that BLT was planned? How long did it take her to file a lawsuit?
     
  5. Jeff

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    I'm assuming then you also never cut your hair. ;)
     
  6. codell

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    I wonder if they would let her eat mutton.............:confused:
     
  7. Dream Sequence

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    What's the big deal? She broke company policy. Its their perogative.
     
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    :D
     
  9. TraJ

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    No one could deny another human of a good mutton, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, could they?
     
  10. Saint Louis

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    Maybe the Soviets had it right when they outlawed religion.
     
  11. TraJ

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    By the way, this is all I could find about food in Deuteronomy 11: "you shall eat and be full" (11:15). I'm pretty sure it's Leviticus 11.
     
  12. 3814

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    haha...my bad...it's getting late.
     
  13. 3814

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    haha.

    no...but serious, i don't think it's a big deal as in go to heaven or not...but as i said in my earlier post...i take it for the health factor, i prob could take it further and eat no meat, but that would be too much for me to handle...so yeh, i do this cuz i figure it's the healthier lifestyle.
     
  14. RunninRaven

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    Now that's a religous message I can get behind.
     
  15. Refman

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    OK...I'll bite. What if the company had been owned by a fundamentalist Christian and the company policy mandated that a Muslim woman wear a cross. She refused and they fired her.

    Under your definition...no big deal. it's their perogative and she broke company policy.

    Not a good idea and also not how the law reads.
     
  16. Rocket River

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    why?

    Rocket River
     
  17. Bailey

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    I'm no expert, but isn't the company's policy in this area unconstitutional?
     
  18. Rocket River

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    brings up the whole idea of Dress Codes in general

    It is ok to infringe on my right to wear what I want
    as long as it is not for 'religious' reasons? Is that
    what you are saying?

    Also. .. . Could someone at Wendy's fire a person
    for eating McDonalds in the lobby . . . in uniform?

    Rocket River
     
  19. ArtV

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    Company policy should be spelled out before a new hire is signed on. If they, don't agree with the policies, they should state so which then may cause the employer to rethink the hire. But if they don't speak up, they should agree to keep the policies (assuming they are not illegal).

    They said no eating pork on Company property and she did. I'm a big pork eater, but I don't fault the Company for firing her. Don't bring your BLT to work.
     
  20. RocketMan Tex

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    I'm Jewish, and I cook some of the meanest BBQ pork ribs you've ever had in your entire life!!!!:D
     

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