It’s getting ridiculous

The battle against religion in the public square being waged by “orthodox secularists,” as Princeton Professor Robert George accurately names the group waging that battle, is going to new extremes.

British Airways has changed its uniform policy to allow staff to wear a “symbol of faith” in the wake of a row over its decision to ban a Christian worker from displaying a cross.

It’s nearly always the Christian.

The U-turn, which will permit staff to wear a religious symbol on a chain or lapel pin, came after Nadia Eweida, a Christian check-in worker, was told she could not wear a necklace bearing a small cross over her uniform.

Miss Eweida, 55, had refused to go to work at Heathrow Airport and was offered a non-uniformed job where she could wear the cross. She rejected this and launched an appeal against BA’s decision, which she lost last November.

Miss Eweida said today she had not received any formal notification from BA about the change to its policy, but said she was “elated” that the airline had changed its position.

It’s pretty bad when we have to be “elated” to be allowed to do what’s not only reasonable, but what has been done for virtually two millenia in civilization. 

Speaking from her home in Twickenham she said: “I am very grateful that BA have finally seen sense.

That’s an understatement, but a charitable one. 

 If I belonged to any other religion I don’t believe I would have been treated so dismissively.”

Exactly. And this case should not be dismissed so quickly by the press.