Delgaudio Requires Religious Litmus Test?
I am admittedly behind on local politics. Consistently. I just got around to reading this report in Leesburg Today and noted this:
“The third plank of their case is an allegation that Delgaudio required his employees to hold a specific set of religious views and pressed job applicants to answer questions about their religious beliefs. That “religious litmus test” puts the county government at risk of litigation, critics said.”
Is this accurate? What is the evidence? I had never heard of this. Clearly illegal if true (whether it should be illegal or not).
I have never liked Delgaudio. He is on the wrong side of many issues – most notably his fixation on homosexuality. He embarrasses Loudoun. But people should not be jumping to recall him unless absolutely necessary. There is always the next election. To be fair, some interesting points are made about his effectiveness if he is not on any committees.
Again I know little. And I bet you guys know more.
Unless the group is referring to collaberative or additional evidence of inappropriate job interview questions, I suspect they may be referencing Mateer’s comment in the Washington Post:
“”The supervisor wanted to know her views on homosexuality, she said. Was she “pro-marriage,” “pro-life,” “right-wing”? Was she a Christian, a Catholic? How many times had she been married? Where did her children go to school?
She suspected he was not supposed to be asking such questions, but she was looking for work, so she put her concerns aside.
“It kind of made me feel weird, but I needed the job,” said Mateer”
Can you post the link to that article?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/for-loudoun-supervisor-eugene-delgaudio-blurred-lines-on-fundraising/2012/09/25/2ec1e206-eca7-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_story.html