Two atheists in North Carolina are suing their former employer after they say they were both fired for refusing to participate in Christian-oriented prayer — and now the company is on public blast. Aurora Pro Services allegedly required employees in the Southern U.S. state to participate in group prayers, which sometimes focused on employees who weren’t performing as well as others. This is such a clear violation of rights that it’s hard to see any reason why the former employees’ lawsuit won’t be successful.
According to LadBible, the two North Carolina atheists were fired in separate incidents, but both firings suspiciously took place after each employee had refused to participate in group prayer due to the clash with their own spiritual beliefs. The lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the two former employees by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, who say that Aurora Pro Services acted unlawfully.
The lawsuit alleges that the manager of the business would even take roll call to see who showed up to the prayer meetings, and who did not. The manager in question would reprimand employees who didn’t show up to take part in Christian devotionals and prayer — in church-like meetings that sometimes lasted upwards of 45-minutes at a time.
According to the EEOC, businesses do not have the right to impose religion on their employees, so when the two atheists were fired over their lack of participation in Christian activities, Aurora Service Pro broke the law. Do you think a judge will side with the plaintiffs or with the defendants in this case?
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