Almost everyone has bigoted opinions on one subject or another. Suppose that a devout Muslim is hired by the Mozilla Foundation. He says nothing of his belief

Almost everyone has bigoted opinions on one subject or another. Suppose that a devout Muslim is hired by the Mozilla Foundation. He says nothing of his beliefs in his interview. He wears jeans, T-shirts, and sneakers, and he looks like any other modern guy who happens to be from the Middle East or South Asia. Should he be fired once it's discovered he's religious? Should he have been asked a bunch of probing questions--do you beat your wife? Do you believe homosexuals should be stoned to death? Do you consider Jews spawn of the devil? Should women who are raped be killed by their families? Are there times when suicide bombing is justified? These are all Koranic teachings held to be literally true by extremists, and put into practice by thousands of people every year. You could ask similar questions of a fundamentalist Christian. You could ask a black man whether he refers to whites as "crackers" behind their back. The fact is, no one's perfect, everyone has some baggage, and we all have to get along. I think this whole Eich affair is a sad and nasty example of intolerance run amok. It doesn't matter whether he's right or wrong about his support for Prop 8. There is no right or wrong. There's only agree or disagree. Diversity and tolerance are two way streets. You can't pretend to be tolerant, then fire people or demonize those who don't strictly adhere to your political beliefs. That's a genie that can't be put back in the bottle, once you release it.