A new study on British cultural attitudes at the workplace has found that religion has become the butt of jokes. Workers who would never make sexist or racist jokes feel free to mock faith instead. The recently released ComRes study warned that as many as a million workers may have faced harassment, discrimination or bullying because of their religious beliefs, with some saying they're uncomfortable about mentioning they pray or go to church. James Orr, a fellow in theology, ethics and public life at Oxford University, wrote a report titled ‘Beyond Belief: Defending religious liberty through the British Bill of Rights,’ saying that such targeting is clearly a problem, but questions of humour are not clear-cut. If one is confident in one's belief, one should be able to accommodate and put up with a bit of mocking and humour.
British attitudes to religion in workplace
Written by David Fletcher 07 Apr 2017Additional Info
- Pray: for all Christians in the workplace to be strong in their faith, and for the Holy Spirit to use what was intended for abuse to be used for opportunities for Christians to share their faith. (Ro. 15:2,3)
- More: www.christianpost.com/news/christians-the-butt-of-jokes-workplace-uncomfortable-admitting-go-to-church-study-179566/?utm_source=newsletter
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