British officials are encouraging the country to put Christ back in Christmas—even in their workplaces.
“There are a lot of myths out there when it comes to
dealing with religion at work. I want to put the record straight: It is
OK to hold a party and send Christmas cards,” said David Isaac, chairman of the national Equality and Human Rights Commission.
This week, Christians and politicians alike welcomed
Isaac’s assurance following the growing prevalence of more generic
terminology in public and office celebrations, such as “season’s
greetings” and “Winterval.”
“We have a very strong tradition in this country of
religious tolerance and freedom of speech, and our Christian heritage is
something we can all be proud of,” Prime Minister Theresa May responded.
“We all want to ensure that people at work do feel able to speak about
their faith and also feel able to speak quite freely about Christmas.”
The equality commission also released
Friday a new report on anti-discrimination law for British workplaces.
The report assessed current government policies, finding mostly
reasonable, balanced guidelines for religious expression in the
workplace—though employers don’t always follow them.
Continued, here.
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