Saturday, January 20, 2007

Not so cross

The BA cross row has led to BA reviewing their dress-code, and they have decided to allow a lapel-style badge and a symbol on a chain in certain circumstances: "The review had concluded that the uniform policy should be amended to allow a lapel pin symbol of faith with some flexibility for members of staff to wear a symbol of faith on a chain."
Which I think lends some credence to my thought that perhaps it was a safety measure to prevent Joe Public strangling staff :D.

Oh, but journalists, they make me cross: again the claim that Ms Eweida was banned from wearing it. She wasn't! She was barred from showing it over her blouse. #Rolls eyes and sighs dramatically.#

Oh well, at least that's solved to hopefully everyone's satisfaction.

3 comments:

Mephitis said...

But it wasn't even banned! :D

Mephitis said...

But unlike the hijab or Sikh's turban, wearing a religious symbol in Christianity is a matter of choice, not a requirement of their religion.

(Although I know that a Coptic Christian has a slightly different take on it).

I haven't read of it being a sudden change in policy?

Mephitis said...

Many also think it *is* a requirement. Lots of argument about whether and which form to wear, which is not something that occurs with regard to the cross.

I think it is more a matter that jewellery was prohibited from being shown by BA than that Christians were being singled out.

I think the lapel badge is a fair compromise.