News: Reverse Wal-Mart's Sexual Orientation Policy

Sue,

Please keep us informed about this in the months to come. I am curious if Wal-Mart will really reverse their new policy. Has any company ever done so in a personnel policy like this?

Thanks.

 

Signed, sealed, & delivered!

 

I signed it too. If all else fails, we should stop shopping at Wal-Mart.

Diane

 

Ken,

It isn't private enterprise, but last year, the city of Colorado Springs extended benefits to same-sex partners of city employees. The more reactionary / conservative elements of the city mobilized and elected new council members, who immediately revoked the benefits this year.

Not surprising, considering Colorado Springs is home to over 200 conservative Christian groups (all tax-exempt, of course) such as Focus on the Family, Navigators, KHCB World Radio, Summit Ministries and many many more.

 

This is going to sound really stupid...I know homosexuality is a sin...but how exactly does it undermine the family? I keep getting this question from people and I don't know how to answer it. The fact that it breaks God's law is not enough for some!

Help me sound intelligent here!

 

Maybe it would be a good idea for the advocates of this petition to explain exactly what it is that they want Wal-Mart to reverse. How about some detail, rather than vagueness?

 

Why??? You think Wal-mart, as an secular employer, should be able to discriminate against employees (treat unfairly when it comes to salary, work-place respect, etc.) based on their sexual orientation?

 

Since I have not personally seen Wal-Mart's policy I can only tell you what I read in the many petitions/ emails I've received about this.

It is MY understanding that Wal-Mart will fire anyone who states their disagreement with the lifestyle of homosexuals. I hope I misunderstood this tho!

Diane

 

I *never* sign anything based on "what other people" say. Christians, like others with strong views, have a tendency to exaggerate stuff like this. I highly encourage you to see for yourself, directly from the "horse's mouth", what the policy change actually is, and why it was implemented. Basing decisions on gossip is a BAD idea.

You probably did, since you admit you only have 3rd party gossip to go by.

 

Thanks Sue! I had received the petitions from Phil Sheldon and others I admire but had to admit that I have not actually seen Wal-Mart's new policy for myself.

Diane

 

I would be VERY interested in any evidence you can provide for this claim. From what I've seen of official policy, it was only and simply the addition of "sexual orientation" to the list of things that could not be discriminated against (i.e. it was added to the list that already contained age, race, nationality, gender, etc.) In case anyone hasn't noticed, this goes both ways, for even heterosexuals have a "sexual orientation". I have seen *nothing* about being "ordered to respect sin" or respect the homosexual lifestyle, only to respect (in the context of the work environment) and not discriminate people regardless of their orientation.

So, any actual evidence that people "will get fired if they do not respect the homosexual's lifestyle", or is that just the exaggeration-machine running in overdrive?

 

Hey, why not? Adulterers, child molesters, and a whole assortment of perverts get hired.

/sarcasm

 

I will not support this petition. WalMart's policy protects all employees from being discriminated based on their sexual preference. That means that I, as a heterosexual, am now protected from discrimination, where I did have not have that protection before. It also means that, should I choose to remain single and/or celibate for the rest of my life, I will not be discriminated for that lifestyle choice.

 

>>>>>>That is correct Diane. They will get fired if they do not respect the homosexual's lifestyle. They are being ordered to respect sin.<<<<<<<

I don't think you have checked into it enough to find out if the above is true or not. Sounds like a rumor to me.

 

It has happened before . . . at Kodak:

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29394

I also know that some of the regional Bell companies have annual Diversity Training that employees must pass in order to keep their jobs. Before their merger with Qwest, the old U S WEST had this very training, and anyone discriminating based on a number of factors, including sexual orientation, could lose their jobs. There was an entire Department of Diversity at U S WEST, and they worked to insure that every employee's rights to a harrasment-free workplace was maintained.

 

This is where all companies are going to I'm afraid. Soon there will be no place to work or shop that does not have this policy. The recent victory at the Supreme Court will only cause the gay community to get more aggressive in extending their influence to every facet of life. As for being required to never speak out against the homosexual lifestyle as a Walmart employee: if any employee suffers disciplinary action because of expressing an opinion, this may be a case to ask the American Center for Law and Justice (aclj.org) about.