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What's your opinion of the other groups that don't share your interests? If you don't have one, the same should apply to any religion-based group. If it doesn't apply then don't attend, they aren't forcing their beliefs or hobbies on you (attendance is optional), you shouldn't feel entitled to force your beliefs on them.
As long as there’s not preferential or detrimental treatment for people attending it’s immaterial. My company has meditation time set aside; it’s not the same but could be perceived in a similar vein. I doubt very much that anyone involved is punished or helped in their career by it. If it’s not hurting anyone, stick to your knitting.
I totally get you man... I really do. But what I have found out over the years as much as we would like to believe that the people around us are mature adults. Its just not the case. I was talking about democrat politics on smoke break and got berated by another guy. In a threatening manner as a matter of fact. Its my fault for talking politics but I was on my smoke break talking to a buddy. He over heard and busted up in our conversation sticking his finger in my face. It's just best to keep these beliefs to your home life and respect others around you at work. Respect their right to just do their work and go home. Not to foster an environment of politics and religion at work. The topics are far too sensitive.
Salesforce happily promote an internal ally group 'Faithforce' - it is for all faiths to come together and celebrate.
I think the framing of it and messaging around it is what matters here. As people said above, if it’s just one of many with no preferential promotion or treatment AND if someone could also start one to discuss science (lol) without backlash, then just let people have their thing. But my husband works at a company here in NC where they literally decided a year ago to hire a corporate chaplain who comes once a week. My husband feels it is distinctly over the top and makes him uncomfortable, but having lived here in the Bible Belt for two decades, he isn’t entirely shocked. He had to quit his last job in HR because the evangelical CEO wouldn’t let him hire foreign-born job applicants because “they couldn’t be trusted since they aren’t Christian”, and religion was part of literally every day at work. Like praying before meals every day. Sounds like yours is much less of an issue. :-)
Its bad down here.
Mine doesn't. Like most groups, I would hope that attendance isn't mandatory unless it is actually work-related. Other than that, I think it depends on the company culture and if it's a supportive one or if it's one where you are going to have the result of everyone breaking off into little groups and sparring with each other.
I’d be surprised if there were any the way people are soooooo PC and liberal these days
Oh yeah soo PC and liberal to respect the views of other people simply by not bringing your baggage to work.