A religious sect landed Google in a lawsuit

Post by afandian » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 5:14 PM UTC

ALittleLight wrote: post #124

chicob wrote: post #103

“We have longstanding employee and supplier policies in place to prevent discrimination and conflicts of interest, and we take those seriously.” Isn't adding a superfluous "and we take those seriously" the rhetorical equivalent of pouting? Every time I read this - after an account suspension, for example - the impression I get is that no, they don't really take those things seriously. They're just improvising or leav…

I just switched to hackernews from a Gmail conversation I was having with Google customer support. The chain started when a Google person sent me a follow-up from a chat conversation where the Google support person refused to help me. The follow-up mail said a reply "will come directly to me". I replied and a second emailer replied back to me to "thank you for your understanding". I replied again and yet another Goog…

Post by whatshisface » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 5:31 PM UTC

lisper wrote: post #121

whatshisface wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It'd be helpful if you could provide further information, because I haven't heard of this before. Extraordinary claims and all that... > It has become a little more evident recently with the emergence of evangelical Christian activism in politics I thought evangelicalism has been strong on and off since America was founded; the rise now is closer to a return to the field after they were routed some time around 2008 (…

Evangelicism has been strong since the founding, but it is more brazenly political now than it has been historically. There is actually a legal requirement for churches to stay out of politics in order to maintain their tax-exempt status. The enforcement of that has gotten more lax over the last few decades. With regards to information about entanglements between religion and business, start with the LDS church, whos…

Post by ivank » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 5:35 PM UTC

derevaunseraun wrote: post #105

From the podcast: "He was the golden chain to heaven. The only way to get to heaven was to allow him sexual activity with me." ... What makes people join these groups to begin with?? Why do they believe such obvious lies?

Post by IYasha » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 5:38 PM UTC

lupire wrote: post #102

IYasha wrote: post #86

Is this another case of "corporate religion"? It's not new, I've seen studies of cases a few years ago. Terrifying to know some managers are adopting it and people get dragged into it. I understand individuality, free will and consciousness are not exactly valued in the brave new world paradigm, but I'd rather stay clear from such places.

As the article explains, no. This is an external group that got a foothold and nepotistically hired more from its ranks and made purchases from its businesses.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 5:40 PM UTC

chicob wrote: post #103

“We have longstanding employee and supplier policies in place to prevent discrimination and conflicts of interest, and we take those seriously.” Isn't adding a superfluous "and we take those seriously" the rhetorical equivalent of pouting? Every time I read this - after an account suspension, for example - the impression I get is that no, they don't really take those things seriously. They're just improvising or leav…