[TriLUG] Web Ninja(Developer) Job near RDU

[Greg Brown]

" Had the ad been for a Jewish advertising company, or a Islamic advertising
company, or a Hindu advertising company, there would not have been near the
fervor of discussion on this board. "

I don't know about that!!!!  You never know what's going to set off "the
next big flame war" on the board.  This one was minor, more of a "smolder
battle" than a true flame war.

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Scott G. Hall <ScottGHall at bellsouth.net>wrote:

>  The 1st amendment's tone is precisely being preserved with ads such as
> this.  SteveT's opinion is just the sort of attitude that the 1st amendment
> seeks to protect against.  This country was founded on an edict of religious
> tolerance, not religious intolerance.  In the UK you cannot post ads for a
> religious oriented job in any public forum.  Here in the US, all religions
> are welcome and desired -- if you want to post an open-software & Linux
> based job on an open-software & Linux based users group discussion list,
> especially one in which many are looking for a job, then this is the right
> place to do so.
>
> Had the ad been for a Jewish advertising company, or a Islamic advertising
> company, or a Hindu advertising company, there would not have been near the
> fervor of discussion on this board.  Religious repression is exactly one of
> the tenants that this country fought against to begin with.  I am so sick of
> the "not yours, but mine" attitude, rather than a "both of ours count".
> Tolerance and support people!  Not intolerance and repression!!  Where the
> hell is your sensitivity training?!?  And what are you like on the job to
> those who do not match your opinions?
>
> Let's belly up to the bar and discuss our common interests together, like
> Linux and Open Source, rather than bellyaching about a personal bigoted
> agenda.  If a Linux & Open Source job comes along, lets get it out to the
> group -- regardless of any personal feelings about religion.
>
> Steve Litt wrote:
>
> This is just me, but if I were advertising a job where the prospective employee "should love Jesus", I'd post it in all the local churches of compatible denomination, not on a LUG list. It's pretty safe to assume that any LUG member who loves Jesus participates heavily in a local church, so why unnecessarily involve the non-Jesus-loving members of the LUG?
>
> The other thing, and this is just me, your mileage may vary, is that the United States has been formed as a melting pot. We're all immigrants except the Native Americans (iow American Indians). Although the first amendment in
> no way prohibits job posts like this one, the first amendment sets a certain tone that I'd personally like to see preserved.
>
> SteveT
>
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> Scott G. Hall
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