Were Women Fired for Praying at Work?
By Cheryl Thomas
CBN News
December 20, 2006
CBN News.com - DALLAS - Two former University of Texas-Arlington employees say they were fired after praying over another staff member's cubicle and anointing it with olive oil.
The two women, Evelyne Shatkin, an administrative assistant, and Linda Shifflett, a development funds assistant, had joined in quiet prayer with a male coworker after employees had left for the weekend.
The male coworker was having problems with another employee and had agreed to prayer.
Later, both women received a termination notice from the university. The male coworker remained employed.
Shatkin says the dismissal caught both she and Shifflett by surprise.
They then filed a federal lawsuit citing religious discrimination. And since both women are over 40 years of age and the male coworker under 40, they included age and gender discrimination in the lawsuit.
In subsequent hearings by the Texas Workforce Commission and Texas Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Shatkin said she and Shifflett were both accused and rebuked, but never given a chance to present their side of the story.
More here.
Can I take this moment to puke my brains out? Okay, cool. Now that I'm done with the excessive vomiting, what would on earth would possess someone to even THINK about "blessing" a co-worker's cubicle?
The mind boggles.
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