I really just think if your beliefs are causing you to fail at your duties that you were hired for, then you shouldn't be allowed to work there. But if you're beliefs don't affect your work, then you shouldn't be fired for your beliefs. Of course, the problem will come down to each individual business haven't to gauge that. But we already have a working system for that.
Home Depot made a decision to fire the woman. They didn't have to. Although as someone else pointed out, Home Depot may have fired her out of fear of bad press (not because she was bad at her job). But if that is the case then I suppose that means her comments were a detriment to her job (giving Home Depot a good reputation).
I really just think if your beliefs are causing you to fail at your duties that you were hired for, then you shouldn't be allowed to work there. But if you're beliefs don't affect your work, then you shouldn't be fired for your beliefs. Of course, the problem will come down to each individual business haven't to gauge that. But we already have a working system for that.
Home Depot made a decision to fire the woman. They didn't have to. Although as someone else pointed out, Home Depot may have fired her out of fear of bad press (not because she was bad at her job). But if that is the case then I suppose that means her comments were a detriment to her job (giving Home Depot a good reputation).