This blog takes the position that Christofascists feel that their rights to engage in religious fanaticism should trump the rights of all others. A corollary is that anything that restricts their ability to inflict their beliefs on others is nothing short of persecution. A bank teller in Kentucky who was fired for her refusal to stop proselytizing to customers is a case in point. My News 13 has details on her firing and claims of persecution:
A Kentucky woman claims saying the phrase "Have a blessed day" to customers got her fired from her bank teller job.
The phrase didn't appear to be an issue at first. Customers would simply thank Neace when she first began saying it.
Neace received a code of ethics violation in March 2011, claiming that several customers complained about her using the phrase.
Neace claims customers never complained, though. But U.S. Bank said Neace took it a step further, asking customers if they accepted Jesus as their savior — an act the bank believes is unacceptable.
Neace admitted she was reprimanded and was given multiple warnings, but she continued with the phrase.
"I felt very persecuted," Neace said.
She later filed a lawsuit against U.S. Bank, claiming she was "discriminated against for exercising her religious freedoms."
"I can't back down from this," Neace said. "It's the principle behind everything."
In a statement, U.S. Bank said: "At U.S. Bank, we hold our employees to high ethical standards when interacting with customers and co-workers and take violations of these standards seriously."
Note the mindset: Neace doesn't give a damn about the right of customers NOT to be have her beliefs rubbed in their faces. Like most Christofascists, Neace is self-centered and wants the unrestricted freedom to trample on the rights of others.
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