September 30, 1999

For too many years, too many American workers who hold deep religious convictions have been asked to make the cruel choice between observing their faith and keeping their job. In various workplaces, Orthodox Jews have been pressed to work on Saturdays, Muslim women have been told to remove their head scarves and devout Christians have been told to punch-in on Christmas. In the land of religious freedom this situation is unacceptable. Years ago, congress acted to address this concern by including in the Civil Rights Act a provision insisting employers reasonably accommodate the religious needs of their employees where possible. But the courts have eviscerated this protection. WRFA will correct this state of affairs and reassert that in the United States one can be a productive employee and a faithful person. We should expect no less in the United States.

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