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A comment on Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme Court case on speech. Parent comment

Re:Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme ... by mrkstu on Monday April 26, 2021 @06:23PM (#26949030)
I, as a Mormon, faced more social pushback in Georgia ~15 years ago, than my Wiccan friends, but neither of us faced any work pushback or worried about our jobs based on our religious beliefs.

Though I did have a co-member there get fired for being a Mormon and win a discrimination suit. His religiously motivated abstemiousness regarding alcohol got him fired from an aircraft maker since they worried about him NOT drinking with clients (as a salesman.)

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Re:Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme ... by lostlogin on Monday April 26, 2021 @06:30PM (#26949112)
Was the abstaining done in an offensive or obnoxious manner?
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Re:Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme ... by mrkstu on Monday April 26, 2021 @06:34PM (#26949148)
Nope, hence winning the suit. No one had complained, it was a proactive, hey maybe someone might take offense. Most likely a cover for actual religious malice, which wasn't necessary to prove to win the legal point.
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