Changing landscape in the workplace

[VintageRose]

Today while at work, I discovered a set of two 8"x10" framed posters titled, “Ramadan Basics” hanging in each of our public restrooms.

In soon to be fourteen years as Housekeeping Manager for this company, I’ve never seen a single poster titled “Christmas Basics.”

Earlier this year, one of our residents began toting his Qur’an and sharing his newly found love for the Islam religion.

He’s considered to be “quite spiritual” and draws curious people like a magnet.

If I were to start toting my Bible at work, I’d be considered a “Bible thumping kook” and avoided like the plague.

Now I’m wondering if there are others who might be noticing their workplace landscape changing, too.

 

[TK421]

Something insightful I read about in “The Rage Against God” by Peter Hitchens is how people in traditionally Christian nations feel the need to distance themselves from Christianity because it is the religion of their forefathers, and by association they think of it as “their religion”. Islam is a foreign and exotic religion and something they look at as a curiosity, which is why you can sometimes see a weird alliance between Muslims and far left secular interests.

You could do the same with Hinduism or Buddhism. But Christianity is dangerously familiar and the most likely to get you into trouble.

 

[NovusAugustus]

I agree with TK421, this is more a symptom of growing secularism than necessarily an anti-Christian thing. They don’t hate Catholicism, it’s just that people find Islam more intriguing. However, I encourage you to speak with someone in charge about why there are Islamic posters and not posters about other religions. Maybe you could offer a nice poster with an interesting quote from a Pope or Saint.

 

[VintageRose]

Maybe you could offer a nice poster with an interesting quote from a Pope or Saint.

A couple of years ago, my supervisor mentioned to me that the term “religion” was offensive to many people because they’d suffered so much from it.

Using the term “spirituality” was thought to be more appropriate.

 

[Neofight]

Today while at work, I discovered a set of two 8"x10" framed posters titled, “Ramadan Basics” hanging in each of our public restrooms.

In soon to be fourteen years as Housekeeping Manager for this company, I’ve never seen a single poster titled “Christmas Basics.”

Earlier this year, one of our residents began toting his Qur’an and sharing his newly found love for the Islam religion.

He’s considered to be “quite spiritual” and draws curious people like a magnet.

If I were to start toting my Bible at work, I’d be considered a “Bible thumping kook” and avoided like the plague.

Now I’m wondering if there are others who might be noticing their workplace landscape changing, too.

Maybe the landscape of the work place hasn’t changed but we have. It sounds like someone is not timid about displaying their faith, but that you (and I’m not singling you out, because I think many of us are) seem self conscious about displaying your own faith (“I’d be considered a ‘Bible thumping kook’ and avoided like the plague.”)

Try it , you might be surprised. I work for a major biotech company, which is not known as a particularly spiritual industry, and the corner of my cube has an 8x10 divine mercy print, my bible, book of common prayer, and my rosary hanging for my use during my lunchtime walk and devotional. My twin computer monitors have photos of the Holy Father as wallpaper.

Nobody has been unkind; quite the opposite. It has been a great conversation starter for evangelism, fellowship, and catechesis.

peace and all good!

 

[Tarpeian_Rock]

Today while at work, I discovered a set of two 8"x10" framed posters titled, “Ramadan Basics” hanging in each of our public restrooms.

In soon to be fourteen years as Housekeeping Manager for this company, I’ve never seen a single poster titled “Christmas Basics.”

Earlier this year, one of our residents began toting his Qur’an and sharing his newly found love for the Islam religion.

He’s considered to be “quite spiritual” and draws curious people like a magnet.

If I were to start toting my Bible at work, I’d be considered a “Bible thumping kook” and avoided like the plague.

Now I’m wondering if there are others who might be noticing their workplace landscape changing, too.

If I worked someplace that displayed and promoted one religion to the exclusion of all others, I would consider that a hostile workplace.