re: #89 LRonHoover

when I think about demons, I think about internal demons, things that are part of my own imperfection, my own weakness, things like that.

That’s my concept, as well.

This incident, however, was not reserved to a private prayer meeting among the 3 employees who had issues with the 4th employee.

They took it upon themselves to damage the door to the office, and to yell some creepy and frightening things about the 4th employees.

It’s ludicrous for an employee to take a personal conflict with another employee, and turn that into an assumption that the other employee must be afflicted with demons. The prayer circle the 3 employees formed should have focused on a reflection of their own issues or lack of patience.

As far as the employees’ request for a religious accommodation - the article says the university asked for the request to be denied because the employees failed to request the accommodation before their actions, which seriously misses the boat. I suspect the university would never have approved of such an accommodation if it had been requested - “May I please hold a vigil to cast out the demons from employee X?” - I mean, what sort of response can you give to that?

Someone at the university needs to take a stand and just call this out for the belligerent and frightening behavior it was.