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Re:Torn and weary (on Brendan Eich and Mozilla) by nailer on Saturday April 05, 2014 @08:55AM (#7536901)
Agreed re: free speech law, but forcing someone to resign for their religious beliefs still seems somewhat dubious.
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Re:Torn and weary (on Brendan Eich and Mozilla) by olavk on Saturday April 05, 2014 @12:05PM (#7537420)
He was not forced to resign over a religious belief. He was forced to resign because he supported a political campaign for a legislation which had real tangible effects for many peoples lives.
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Re:Torn and weary (on Brendan Eich and Mozilla) by nailer on Saturday April 05, 2014 @04:05PM (#7538256)
He supported that campaign based upon his religious beliefs.
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Re:Torn and weary (on Brendan Eich and Mozilla) by olavk on Sunday April 06, 2014 @05:57AM (#7540449)
OK I don't know anything about why he supported the campaign, and AFAIK he haven't spoken publicly about it at all. But even if it was because of religious beliefs, he is not being forced to resign because of his personal religious beliefs. He is being forced to resign because he supported a political campaign which had real repercussions for real people. That is a pretty big difference.
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