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Religious Discrimination

6/12/2022

Should the USPS Honor the Sabbath, or Amazon?

by Rebecca Brenner Graham

A Pennsylvania postal worker's lawsuit claims religious discrimination because he was scheduled to deliver Amazon packages on Sunday. The history of Sunday mail service shows the case is about anxiety over power in society as much as religious obligation.

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Religious Discrimination

Should the USPS Honor the Sabbath, or Amazon?

by Rebecca Brenner Graham