Gloria and Robert Sapp, who run a real estate agency, are active Seventh- Day Adventists, as are most employees of the agency. Ruth Armon, who described herself as a lapsed Lutheran at the time of her employment at the agency, states that she was emotionally upset at being unable to “ tune out” statements directed to her about impending catastrophes, devil worship by Christian religions, and the asserted inadequacies of her personal religious observances. She states that she became a target for statements critical of her beliefs and was told by Gloria Sapp that exposure to such statements was unavoidable in that workplace. After eight months, Ruth Armon says, she had an argument with Robert Sapp growing out of her complaints about the religious talk and left the job, believing she was fired.
1. Does Ruth Armon have legitimate grounds for fi ling a religious discrimination case?
2. Should employees have a right to discuss their religious beliefs on the job?