Religious Practice in the Work Place

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

On December 31, 1998, the Christian Science Monitor published an article on the accommodation for Muslim prayer that thecity of Denver provided for Muslim taxi and airport-shuttle driversat Denver International Airport. Denver moved a glass shelter to thegrounds of the international airport to provide a warm and dry spacefor Muslim drivers to pray at the airport. Though, the shelter isopen to use by all drivers at the airport as a shelter. Around thecountry, lawsuits claiming religious discrimination in the work placeare on the rise, from 1,192 in 1991 to 1,786 in 1998. RobertoCorrada, a law professor at the University of Denver, stated that,"in the last decade or so, religion has been more a part of thepolitical landscape, and a lot more people in minority religions arenow claiming their rights and asking for accommodations."