Some Mozilla Employees Demand New CEO Step Down

_xeno_ (155264) writes "Mozilla recently named a new CEO, Brendan Eich, and as commentators in that article noted, there could be some backlash over his private contributions to political campaigns. Well, it turns out that they were correct, and despite a statement from Brendan Eich pledging to continue Mozilla's inclusiveness, some Mozilla employees are calling for him to step down. Should private beliefs be enough to prevent someone from heading a project they helped found?"

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Re:First amendment only applies to our friends

[DaHat]

Remember, sometime it'll be our turn to have an unpopular opinion.

Unlikely... in such a case you simply need to call your 'unpopular opinion' a 'civil rights issue', repeat ad nauseam until you get your way.

Don't forget, just this week we had a case before the Supreme Court over the question over whether the government has the authority to compel private individuals to violate their religious beliefs and directly pay for medications which in their views (rightly or wrongly) cause abortions.

Somehow... birth control (which was already widely available prior to Obamacare) is now a civil right to receive for free and from your employer.