{"id":739,"date":"2007-07-27T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-27T23:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/does-god-belong-at-work\/"},"modified":"2007-07-27T17:34:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-27T23:34:00","slug":"does-god-belong-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/does-god-belong-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Does God belong at work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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This blog is primarily about how to live<\/strong><\/em> your faith at work, but ABC has an interesting article<\/a> about how to practice<\/strong><\/em> your faith on the job.\n

Our take is that you should exercise your beliefs first through your actions \u2013 Jesus said to love<\/a> your neighbor and that means we need to love those in the cubicle next to us. The Ten Commandments tell us not to steal, so our timecards should be accurate. The Apostle Paul tells us not to slack off just because we are slaves and so on.<\/p>\n

Far too many people of all faith groups have substituted an inner-change with external rituals. To be \u201creligious\u201d only means you are habitual in your practices. If your faith is all about external practices and not about the heart, then what\u2019s the point of making a stink at work? Why are we shocked when the world acts worldly? And who are we to demand that they act like we do?<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong \u2014 the workplace shouldn\u2019t be hostile toward religious expression \u2013\u2013 but their can be a limit when it comes to allowances for expression. If you believe that a goat must be sacrificed at high noon, safety and health concerns can \u2013 and should \u2013 trump that. If you must be excused for hourly prayers for extended periods, then you might be best not to saddle your employer with such a request.<\/p>\n

A recent case<\/a> in Minneapolis, where Target\u2019s check out clerks wanted the food they scan to be \u2018pork free\u2019 was an accommodation, was simply too much<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are many jobs out there that I wouldn\u2019t do because of my faith. For example, I would not be a bartender. It would be outrageous to take a job in a bar, and then demand that I not come into contact with booze. I choose to find work in other fields and so should you if you are offended.<\/p>\n

So accommodations like the ABC article<\/a> suggests are fine \u2013 allowing private space for noon prayer meetings, providing chaplains, and allowing time off for religious holidays. But as religious people we should less about demanding accommodation and more about working to the best of our abilities so our God gets the glory.<\/p>\n

What do you<\/strong><\/em> think? Leave a comment below\u2026.<\/p><\/div>\n

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