[lbo-talk] Woman fired from bus driver job for being a witch

Stephen Philion philion at hawaii.edu
Fri Jan 20 08:53:17 PST 2006


Joanna asked:

Well, was she fired for being a witch or for being delusional?

I mean, if she had claimed to be a saint or an angel, would she also have lost her job?

Joanna

--I'd guess the former. It can't be the delusional part, lots of bus drivers in Minnesota believe in a god born of a virgin, devils, angels, and other oddities...

Steve

/Updated: 01/16/2006 08:29:40 PM />/ VIDEO <javascript:LaunchArticle('165003','');> | Print Story />/ <javascript:PrintStory('13470');> | Email to a Friend />/ <javascript:mailTo('13470');> />/ />/ *Princeton school district says it only requested woman's removal* />/ <http://kstp.dayport.com/viewer/viewerpage.php?Art_ID=165008> />/ />/ A Princeton woman says she is literally the victim of a modern-day />/ ‘witch hunt’. />/ />/ Julie Carpenter says she was fired from her job as a school bus driver />/ and her neighbors are requesting her eviction because of her religious />/ beliefs as a self-proclaimed ‘witch’. Carpenter is the wife of />/ Jonathon Sharkey, a ‘vampire’ who is campaigning for governor. />/ />/ "I can't sleep, my appetite's gone,” says Carpenter. “I haven't eaten />/ in a couple of days.” />/ />/ Carpenter says she never had a problem with her job until last week, />/ when she mentioned being a witch. She says her employer said she was a />/ great driver. Carpenter had been driving a bus for five years. />/ />/ She said she never once discussed being a witch with any children she />/ drove on her bus./



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