Thursday, June 14, 2012

punishing thought crime isn't censorship so long as its your boss that's punishing the thought

in this case, it was like the catholic school set up a teacher with a questionnaire about her personal views, then punished her for being frank about her personal views - even though she said those views didn't influence the way she taught her class.  aside from the marriage equality issue - and the increasing distance between the church and its members on these sorts of issues - there's the whole idea that when you work for somebody, you're merely selling your time and services. employment isn't slavery - the employee is not owned by their boss.  so long as you do your job to the letter, no employer should have so much control over a person that they can punish you for what's in your mind on your off time.

Catholic School Fires Teacher For Supporting Gay Marriage In Self-Review | The New Civil Rights Movement

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