Title: Driver refuses to drive bus with atheist slogan.
Post by: karadan on January 16, 2009, 10:37:40 AM
Post by: karadan on January 16, 2009, 10:37:40 AM
Well, it was going to happen eventually.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hamp ... 832647.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7832647.stm)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hamp ... 832647.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7832647.stm)
Title: Re: Driver refuses to drive bus with atheist slogan.
Post by: Kyuuketsuki on January 16, 2009, 10:53:10 AM
Post by: Kyuuketsuki on January 16, 2009, 10:53:10 AM
Quote from: "karadan"Well, it was going to happen eventually.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hamp ... 832647.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7832647.stm)
While understandable my first thought is that it isn't his bus and he should simply do his job ... by all means he should be allowed to go home but he should not be paid for doing so.
Looks like the company handled it reasonably well though.
Kyu
Title: Re: Driver refuses to drive bus with atheist slogan.
Post by: SSY on January 16, 2009, 04:59:14 PM
Post by: SSY on January 16, 2009, 04:59:14 PM
If an atheist bus driver refused to drive a bus with a christian advertisment on it, I imagine he would get short shrift.
It is his job to drive buses, that is his job description, they should not have to make special allowances so as not to challenge his beliefs. When you take a job, you do what you are told. Would a Vegetarian in a supermarket be excused from stacking shelves with meat on them? I hope not, the same should be true here.
If he does not want to drive buses, he is more than welcome to find another job.
It is his job to drive buses, that is his job description, they should not have to make special allowances so as not to challenge his beliefs. When you take a job, you do what you are told. Would a Vegetarian in a supermarket be excused from stacking shelves with meat on them? I hope not, the same should be true here.
If he does not want to drive buses, he is more than welcome to find another job.
Title: Re: Driver refuses to drive bus with atheist slogan.
Post by: Arthur Dent on January 16, 2009, 06:04:41 PM
Post by: Arthur Dent on January 16, 2009, 06:04:41 PM
I love how the slogan is unmistakably the words of Dawkins. He's the only atheist to put it in those terms and he always leaves that possibility open but with no more probability than the flying teapot.
Title: Re: Driver refuses to drive bus with atheist slogan.
Post by: gwyn428 on January 16, 2009, 09:58:10 PM
Post by: gwyn428 on January 16, 2009, 09:58:10 PM
Quote from: "SSY"It is his job to drive buses, that is his job description, they should not have to make special allowances so as not to challenge his beliefs. When you take a job, you do what you are told. Would a Vegetarian in a supermarket be excused from stacking shelves with meat on them? I hope not, the same should be true here.
I agree.
Objecting to doing one's job because of religious, dietary, etc reasons is not a valid excuse. But, being told to go to a chapel for Sunday service or being told to eat a turkey sandwich, are not things that I would do whatsoever.
Title: Re: Driver refuses to drive bus with atheist slogan.
Post by: curiosityandthecat on January 16, 2009, 10:26:56 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on January 16, 2009, 10:26:56 PM
Quote from: "gwyn428"But, being told to go to a chapel for Sunday service or being told to eat a turkey sandwich, are not things that I would do whatsoever.
Mmm... turkey sandwiches...
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Title: Re: Driver refuses to drive bus with atheist slogan.
Post by: gwyn428 on January 17, 2009, 02:16:45 AM
Post by: gwyn428 on January 17, 2009, 02:16:45 AM
Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"Quote from: "gwyn428"But, being told to go to a chapel for Sunday service or being told to eat a turkey sandwich, are not things that I would do whatsoever.
Mmm... turkey sandwiches...
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages24.fotki.com%2Fv770%2Fphotos%2F8%2F892548%2F6116196%2Fribwitch-vi.gif&hash=70d81fb916ace70caae70bcba9bd4f6e0e1cb7cf)
:lol:
Title: Re: Driver refuses to drive bus with atheist slogan.
Post by: VanReal on January 17, 2009, 04:34:01 PM
Post by: VanReal on January 17, 2009, 04:34:01 PM
I don't know, at least he is standing up for his beliefs. I get tired of those religious persons that do everything in opposition of what they walk around saying they believe in. Like a guy at work that is "super Christian" and ended up filing a workers comp claim for his back and ended up with free surgery when we all know he has a side job working with concrete and it's VERY unlikely he hurt his back at work where he sits on his butt all day. Hmmm, they end up being the biggest cheats. At least this guy doesn't want to fake the funk, as they say....however, he has still found a way out of working. Geeeze
Title: Re: Driver refuses to drive bus with atheist slogan.
Post by: Loffler on January 18, 2009, 07:09:27 PM
Post by: Loffler on January 18, 2009, 07:09:27 PM
Good for him.
I like this kind of stuff, it generates more publicity for the atheism campaign. Everything that puts it in the news is a wonderful development.
I like this kind of stuff, it generates more publicity for the atheism campaign. Everything that puts it in the news is a wonderful development.
Title: Re: Driver refuses to drive bus with atheist slogan.
Post by: chuff on January 18, 2009, 09:57:10 PM
Post by: chuff on January 18, 2009, 09:57:10 PM
What a great slogan that is!
Title: Re: Driver refuses to drive bus with atheist slogan.
Post by: Ihateyoumike on January 19, 2009, 01:35:22 AM
Post by: Ihateyoumike on January 19, 2009, 01:35:22 AM
Good for him.
I wouldn't want to sit and have to look at a crucifix, or bible verses, or anything like that all day at my job. I think it sounds like he handled the situation appropriately, as did the company he works for. He's not refusing to drive a bus, he just doesn't want to drive one of the buses with that slogan. And the company is not firing him for it, they're accommodating him, so I'm fine with that situation.
Plus, he gave the slogan some more free publicity, and I'm good with that too.
I wouldn't want to sit and have to look at a crucifix, or bible verses, or anything like that all day at my job. I think it sounds like he handled the situation appropriately, as did the company he works for. He's not refusing to drive a bus, he just doesn't want to drive one of the buses with that slogan. And the company is not firing him for it, they're accommodating him, so I'm fine with that situation.
Plus, he gave the slogan some more free publicity, and I'm good with that too.