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> What does it take to start a new religion? What if I start a new religion which says working more than 4 hours a day is against my gods? It would be somewhat

> What does it take to start a new religion? What if I start a new religion which says working more than 4 hours a day is against my gods? It would be somewhat easier to just start your own company if you wanted to work four hours a day. Though with a good marketing department, some cold reading and a truthy sounding manifesto I'm guessing you could probably pull it off if you wanted to. > prayers 5 times a day, month long fasts, IME, not many muslims outside muslim countries actually pray five times a day, and as demonstrated by this thread the ones that fast seem to do as much as possible to align their religious obligations with their employers interests. > pregnancy Why is this a problem? Would this extend to paternity too? It doesn't really count as discrimination in my book, as barring any social or biological obstacles in your path, applicable to you should you choose to have children. If I were a full-time employee and by implication not independently wealthy, I would expect an employer to fund some time off to deal with babymaking. I think this is one of the primary benefits of being a full-time employee (especially since as I'm a consultant now, it costs five figures in potential fees to take two months off).

irahul 14y ago
> It would be somewhat easier to just start your own company if you wanted to work four hours a day. I do own my own company, and I work more than 4 hours a day. Let's say my religion permits working 2 jobs regardless of state laws(they permit multiple wives, multiple husbands. What's the big deal with multiple jobs), but you can work for more than 4 hours only for your company. Let me try this: The lord sayeth thou shall not work more than 4 hours; except for the company you have more than 35% stake in. > IME, not many muslims outside muslim countries actually pray five times a day, That's not the point. The thing is you are allowed to do so, and the employer doesn't have a say. EDIT: So let's assume my religion is an exclusive one, and there is only one member - me. Does that mean I should be allowed to work 4 hours a day, come in drunk etc. because only a few people(exactly 1) does that; or else I shout persecution and give my life savings to a legal team. > pregnancy >> Why is this a problem? Sorry about that. That was my failed attempt at political correctness. My examples were particularly about Islam, and I thought I should include something non-Islam.

irahul 14y ago

> It would be somewhat easier to just start your own company if you wanted to work four hours a day. I do own my own company, and I work more than 4 hours a day. Let's say my religion permits working 2 jobs regardless of state laws(they permit multiple wives, multiple husbands. What's the big deal with multiple jobs), but you can work for more than 4 hours only for your company. Let me try this: The lord sayeth thou shall not work more than 4 hours; except for the company you have more than 35% stake in. > IME, not many muslims outside muslim countries actually pray five times a day, That's not the point. The thing is you are allowed to do so, and the employer doesn't have a say. EDIT: So let's assume my religion is an exclusive one, and there is only one member - me. Does that mean I should be allowed to work 4 hours a day, come in drunk etc. because only a few people(exactly 1) does that; or else I shout persecution and give my life savings to a legal team. > pregnancy >> Why is this a problem? Sorry about that. That was my failed attempt at political correctness. My examples were particularly about Islam, and I thought I should include something non-Islam.