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I have no issues with gay marriage, and I don't think that individual religious views have any place in the creation of laws that will affect people's everyday

I have no issues with gay marriage, and I don't think that individual religious views have any place in the creation of laws that will affect people's everyday lives. However, this idea that someone can't keep their personal political views outside of their workplace is the territory of small-minded idiots. A good CEO can, indeed, support causes in his personal life that don't wind up becoming policy at the company he or she runs. See this for what it is. The left is trying to make it OK to punish anyone that has ever supported a conservative cause. Everyone should now fear that their political views will endanger their jobs. This is perhaps the most slippery of all slopes, as this marks the beginning of the end of political discourse in the US. If the right made demands like this, they would be skewered in the media. Yet, because our media has an extreme liberal bias, this has, sadly, gained traction. Just say no.

r0s 13y ago
A good CEO is the most public figure of the company, under constant media scrutiny. If you think that's unfair or that the public shouldn't care about public figures, that high horse will only take you as far as hand waving theory. OKCupid made a business decision. It could have been as superficial as Eich's hair color but there it is. This pathetic whining about "fairness" to the leadership of such a consumer oriented company is naive and disingenuous.
kyrra 13y ago
> I don't think that individual religious views have any place in the creation of laws that will affect people's everyday lives. How can you keep religious views out of law making? The US as we know it today was founded for religious freedom. Also, religion like Christianity is a way of life. How people interpret the Bible will vary between people, as can be seen with the various denominations of Christianity. How people apply those beliefs to their daily interactions will also vary. What I'm trying to get at is, how can someone remove religion from their thinking and actions when it is core to who they are. Could you remove science and technology from your decision making?
smtddr 13y ago
>>However, this idea that someone can't keep their personal political views outside of their workplace is the territory of small-minded idiots. That can't be true for everything. If you think it's possible that a KKK member could be an effective leader/planner/organizer for an outreach program for the all the kids of low-income in Oakland, then you'd be wrong.

r0s 13y ago

A good CEO is the most public figure of the company, under constant media scrutiny. If you think that's unfair or that the public shouldn't care about public figures, that high horse will only take you as far as hand waving theory. OKCupid made a business decision. It could have been as superficial as Eich's hair color but there it is. This pathetic whining about "fairness" to the leadership of such a consumer oriented company is naive and disingenuous.

kyrra 13y ago

> I don't think that individual religious views have any place in the creation of laws that will affect people's everyday lives. How can you keep religious views out of law making? The US as we know it today was founded for religious freedom. Also, religion like Christianity is a way of life. How people interpret the Bible will vary between people, as can be seen with the various denominations of Christianity. How people apply those beliefs to their daily interactions will also vary. What I'm trying to get at is, how can someone remove religion from their thinking and actions when it is core to who they are. Could you remove science and technology from your decision making?

smtddr 13y ago

>>However, this idea that someone can't keep their personal political views outside of their workplace is the territory of small-minded idiots. That can't be true for everything. If you think it's possible that a KKK member could be an effective leader/planner/organizer for an outreach program for the all the kids of low-income in Oakland, then you'd be wrong.