AV has a question about how responsible he is for his organization’s official position contra Christianity and traditional morality.
I have a dilemma. I work at a huge [REDACTED] company that is based in [REDACTED]. The company is publicly pro-GLBT.
This week the HR dept published an internal article describing a company-sponsored pro-gay club. There was a fairly civil discussion taking place in the comments section. (Which illustrates the obliviousness of the publisher that comments would be enabled at all). Later in the day I noticed that the Christian comments were removed and others were not).
Not huge deal, the company can do whatever they want. As a libertarian, I think its fine if they only hire GLBTs and the market can determine if that’s viable.
But it got me thinking, am I participating in evil or facilitating ungodly activities? Would Paul work there?
Clearly, if my manager asked me to sign a scroll in blood denouncing Christ, I would terminate my relationship with them. Things usually aren’t that obvious. I am sure Hitler’s secretary didn’t think anything was wrong at first either.
At what point does the negative effects from associating with worldly organization outweigh the necessity to make a living? Or as good of a living; a longer commute isn’t exactly like being thrown to the lions.
I don’t think an employee is responsible for his employer’s actions. He is only responsible for his own. And so long as one is not lying or dissembling about one’s faith and about one’s principles, as Abraham did when asked about the nature of his relationship to his wife, then I think one can continue to work in that situation. After all, one is expected to be in the world, merely not of it.
On the other hand, the writing is clearly already on the wall. The fact that one can, in good conscience, continue to work there now does not mean that one is wise to do so. It is bad enough that the corporation has embraced evil and is now openly pro-GLBT, but the fact that the Christian comments were selectively deleted indicates that it will soon be entering the next stage of actively suppressing all internal dissent.
The corporation hasn’t begun the witch hunts yet, but it will almost surely begin doing so in the relatively near future. And that is when the ritual submissions will be required, which is when AV will no longer be able to remain there in good conscience. Given that the clock is already ticking, I would recommend that AV begin actively looking for another job while he still has his current one.