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Bosses told to bring back Christmas traditions to workplace.

This article from BBC News gives a representation of religion and can also be seen as an issue. This is due to the fact that religion isn't an agreed upon institution, people have differences in beliefs which usually leads to conflict. Which explains the reason why bosses such as the ones mentioned in the article and very cautious of offending workers of different religions. David Isaac, the chairman of the equality and human rights commission (EHRC) said that laws have been misinterpreted as employers became over-sensitive of other faiths and called for a "common sense" approach. "Lots of employers have now become really worried about doing something g discriminatory regarding their Muslim or Jewish staff. 

This article is interesting as it points out to readers that everyone should be accepting of other faiths and religion. And it's also hinting to the fact that Britain is a Christian country (although some might disagree with this in the modern society we live in) and therefore its traditions shouldn't be pushed aside. Dame Louise Casey said recently that Christmas traditions needed to be defended to stop social division. Which leads to the idea that religion is a source of social cohesion as it teaches us right from wrong and benefits people by giving them the strength to fight the exclusion or marginalisation they face by society.