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To: TimF who wrote (3127)	10/18/2006 4:47:53 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) of 10087

It was reasonable because there were other buses and it did not in anyway cause hardship to the business. The assumption I am making is that the driver proved that his objection was supported by his religion. Did religious authority overwhelmingly support the claim or was it a personal interpretation? That argument of 'drivers never have been excused from other buses carrying ads they found objectionable' doesn't apply. The same argument has often been used when providing accommodations for handicapped. In fact the phrase 'reasonable accommodation' is borrowed from the statutes guaranteeing fair treatment to persons with disabilities. The real test case will be when all of the city buses carry adds that a person as religious as that would find objectionable. It seems, around here they all have ads for booze, gambling, clubs, or something associated with the 'sin industry'. It would have been an unreasonable accommodation for the driver to insist that an advertisement be removed. There is a difference between finding something personally offensive and being forced to participate in something you believe to be sinful. There was a reasonable alternative in this case.

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