Any thoughts on this story? See also Sen. Inhofe Rep. Lucas's response, at
http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.PressReleasesContentRecord_id=f5d51d96-f7ff-cb88-e863-3b8dfc32eacc
http://www.koco.com/r/26162860/detail.html
A small-town bank in Oklahoma said the
This story from the Oklahoma City newspaper indicates that the Federal
Reserve has changed its position about the bank and the items in question.
http://newsok.com/feds-relent-on-oklahoma-banks-display-of-christian-themed-
items/article/3524584?custom_click=headlines_widget
Kevin Pybas
Very interesting, thanks! But I'm a bit confused by the Kansas
City Fed chairman's statement,
http://www.kansascityfed.org/publicat/newsroom/2010pdf/press.release.12.17.pdf
. It suggests that the regulation does not apply to jewelry or other personal
items displayed in the
The Bank President's message is also confusing. He is quoted as stating that
The bank publishes a Bible verse on its website and tellers display crosses
and other Christian-themed items in their workplace. Does that mean that
non-Christian employees are required to display crosses and other
It's possible that the question has not arisen, and that if a
non-Christian employee objected to having an item displayed on his workstation,
the bank would accommodate him.
It's not clear to me, by the way, that a non-Christian employee would find such
a display objectionable,
Do you think there is a discrimination issue as well as an accommodation issue
in cases like this, Eugene. Suppose a bank in a southern state insists that all
employees have confederate flags on their desks or work stations? Does an
African-American employee have a claim under Title VII? What
