It's a good thing Hillary Clinton doesn't have to get a real job, perhaps in Britain. Apparently, that cross she was wearing the other day would disqualify her, assuming she wanted to work for British Air. I wonder what the story line would be were it a veil? The policy might be the same, but there would be the added fun of threats of violence for failing to respect someone's civil rights. Uh huh.
British Airways refused to back down last night over its ban on check-in worker Nadia Eweida wearing a cross around her neck. The airline has refused to clear the committed Christian for breaking BA's strict dress code and are expected to take further disciplinary action against her.
The decision - to be announced in the next few days - could see Miss Eweida suspended without pay for four weeks. She has been on unpaid leave from her job at Heathrow Terminal 4 for a month.
If the 55-year-old still refuses to remove the cross - the size of a five pence piece - she faces the sack.
BA sources suggested the airline was sticking to its guns by saying the disciplinary process would take 'some weeks to conclude' - meaning she will not be cleared this week.
It was Lenny Bruce who once suggested it was a lucky thing they didn't execute criminals by electrocution back in the days of the legendary Hebrew preacher we all know today as 'Jesus." Otherwise, a whole bunch of superstitious people would be running around today with little gold or silver electric chairs around their necks.
Posted by: anonymous | Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 10:50 PM
ha ha ha..... (that caught me by surprise.)
I have no sympathy for this woman. She knew the dress code. She's worked for BA for seven years, I think. Hello?
She and her lawyer claim the Muslim workers are allowed to 'express their faith'...... What came first? Did the various women all show up to work on the same day wearing little electric chairs and decapitation swords? Boo hoo..... Send them all home and hire some Kelly Girls.
Posted by: Phoenix | Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 11:11 PM