Glinda has worked for a high-end pharmacy chain that sells Halloween costumes.

Glinda has worked for a high-end pharmacy chain that sells Halloween costumes.  This past year Glinda asks for approval to take off October 31st, and her supervisor informs her she must report to work on that day because it is one of the store’s busiest days of the year.  In response to this denial, Glinda informs her supervisor that the reason she wants to take the day off is to attend a Wiccan service, which is the religion she practices.  Glinda’s supervisor refuses, saying that Wicca is not a religion because it uses tarot card readings and the casting of spells, which are not religious practices. Further, he says that even if Wicca is a real religion, he still needs her to report to work on the 31st because it is one of the busiest days of the year. After learning that she would be required to report to work on October 31st Glinda starts to cry and tells her supervisor that she really wants to take the day off to spend time with her family.  Her supervisor says that she will let her take off November 1st and not October 31st.   Provide your thoughts on this scenario and point out facts that are relate to determine whether this is religious discrimination. Does the employer have to give the employee October 31st off? November 1st? 

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