Quote:You could also say that there is a real fear for people who are looking for work that they may need to conceal part of their beliefs or lifestyle just to hold down a job. Just because someone is giving you a paycheck does not mean that you sacrifice your constitutional rights just to maintain employment.

True, one should not affect another. If a person doesn't bring their activism to their job, there shouldn't be an issue. The problem is when the two start to co-mingle. Employers likely don't care what cause or causes one champions in their own time, but those employers also want it to be checked at the door when that employee comes to work. I don't think such a request is unreasonable.

 

This thread is a great example. The Vikings hired that guy to punt a football. That's all that they cared about concerning the employment of this person. They contend that his employment was terminated because he didn't meet expectations. Now, this has turned into something other than that.

 

See where the lines get blurred here?  They can't fire their punter because he sucks, and why? Because he has championed a cause unrelated to his job and HE has made it something other than what they hired him to do

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