Gay Marriage / Gay Rights

[HairOfTheDog]

In the private sector, on the other hand, states and localities still largely determine to what extent employers can mandate/allow themselves and their employees to refuse service on religious grounds.

In today's news, I read what I consider to be the equivalent of the Kim Davis story (in the private sector).


^ Charee Stanley is a flight attendant from Michigan. She converted to Islam and is now a devout Muslim; just like Kim Davis joined the church a few years ago and is now a devout Christian.

Charee can not in good conscience serve alcohol to passengers because it's against her Muslim religious beliefs. Unlike Kim Davis, Charee didn't attempt to tell alcohol-consuming passengers that they were sinners. Instead, she made arrangements for other flight attendants to serve alcohol for her. After several months, one of her fellow employees filed a complaint with the airline and Charee was suspended.

"We notified ExpressJet Airlines of its obligation under the law to reasonably accommodate Ms. Stanley's religious beliefs," her lawyer Masri said at a news conference in Farmington Hills on Tuesday. "Instead, ExpressJet close to violate Ms. Stanely's constitutional rights, placed her on administrative leave for 12 months, after which her employment may be administratively terminated."

"I don't think that I should have to choose between practicing my religion properly or earning a living," Stanley said. "I shouldn't have to choose between one or the other because they're both important."

Story: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/05/travel...index.html
-----------------------------

I assume that those who feel that Kim Davis' Constitutional rights are being violated also believe that Charee Stanley's Constitutional rights are being violated?