Is it wrong for a Christian employer to promote or hire an Atheist over another Christian?

Answer 1

First off.. unless the work is religious in nature religion is not a consideration in hiring, advancement or firing so no it is not wrong. To promote, hire or fire solely on ones religion is in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

People should always be considered on their skills and their ability to do the job not things like gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion and sexual orientation.

Answer 2

If the atheist is more qualified for the job WHY NOT?

What does religion have to do with job competency?

Of course, if the job involves some form of religious involvement then that would be the exception. You would not hire an atheist as a teacher in a private religious school.

On the other side, if an employer knows a Christian will not dispense contraception to women, then he may choose not to hire him as the sole pharmasist in his establishment or allow him to work in a clinic that caters to women.

Those are the only two I can think of at the moment.

Answer 3

Being a Christian or an Atheist should have nothing to do
with being hired or promoted, it should come down to each
persons ability to do the job however if both are equally
qualified the one with the longest tenure should get the promotion or if hired the one with the most experience.
If there is a tie, let God tell you who to hire or promote.

Answer 4

In business, decisions should always be made for the well-being of the client. If an atheist has a better skill-set or education or experience, then they should absolutely be promoted over a less qualified Christian. Being Christian doesn't make you perfect, just forgiven....

Answer 5

If an emplyer is truly a Christian then promotions will be based on the qualifications of the the employee relative to the needs of the employer. The one who can get the job done will be the one who gets the promotion.

Answer 6

If the atheist deserves the promotion more than the Christian does, then it's definitely NOT wrong.

What WOULD be wrong, would be if the person hired/promoted the Christian just because they were Christian and not because they actually deserved the promotion.

Answer 7

Most people fail to understand that the constitution of the United States was drafted by Christian men with Christian values. Discrimination is NOT a Christian value. The constitution is clear that people should not be discriminated against due to religious beliefs- I believe the one exception is unless the religious belief hinders their ability to perform (you would not hire a Muslin to pastor a Christian church), my guess is since you're having this quandry, that is not applicable in this case.

Answer 8

An employer should promote or hire the person who is most qualified and the best person to do the job - period.

Answer 9

If people are hired by their religious belief, their nationality background, the color of their skin, the church they attend, etc it's a very poorly run business.
An empolyee should be hired on his experience, intelligence, and ability only. Otherwise the best are not being hired. It's a mighty poor business.

Answer 10

No, Whoever does the best job should be hired or promoted. My husband is a Christian and he is the boss. He has no religious agenda in his office and often the ones who do are disruptive.