The REAL reason Mark Jackson got fired!!!

[carolinajazz]

"It all started off on the wrong foot, with Jackson deciding to coach the Warriors while living in Los Angeles and presiding over his church as pastor. Management found this arrangement less than ideal, but Jackson flat out refused to reconsider. Being a pastor meant a lot to him, and he wasn’t giving it up for anything."

...sounds like an issue involving "Church and State" to me! Perhaps Jackson was insisting on Creation over Evolution.....or believed in the Trinity and "hellfire"???

 

[moevillini]

church vs state?

I think you've gotten one too many piercings!

But if that's the reason, it's pretty sad.


oh and do you have a link?

 

[Fabtrey]

He is also a closet homophobic. not good when the owner is gay

 

[Fishsticks]

He is also a closet homophobic. not good when the owner is gay

The owner is not gay, the president of the team is.

 

[Getting Traded]

church vs state?

I think you've gotten one too many piercings!

But if that's the reason, it's pretty sad.


oh and do you have a link?

Moe, yes, he may be correct. A number of articles are coming online suggesting this.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

Moe, yes, he may be correct. A number of articles are coming online suggesting this.

Just because they are the Golden State Warriors does not mean they are government run.

 

[carolinajazz]

church vs state?

I think you've gotten one too many piercings!

But if that's the reason, it's pretty sad.


oh and do you have a link?

...sorry Mo! I forgot to post the link, you're right. Here it is:

https://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/...olden-state-warriors-upset-way-firing-handled

It's the only one I researched, however, according to another poster, other sources are surfacing that religion was in the equation for his firing! The expression "Church vs. State" is used when there is a major conflict of interest and one party is religious and the other "secular". Of course, a big college boy like you knew that already, right?!!!

 

[One Brow]

The expression "Church vs. State" is used when there is a major conflict of interest and one party is religious and the other "secular".

No, "Church vs. State" is used one a person in the majority religion uses that position to create some sort of government approval or privilege for that religion, and often the opposing person is just as religious. For example, most of the members of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation are Christians, and they use "Church vs. State" language to keep Christian superiors from endorsing a different branch of Christendom.

That Mark Jackson chose to run a second operation while being the head coach of the Warriors is not an issue of church vs. state. The Warriors would have reacted the same way if Jackson were managing an ice-cream stand. Its a division of his time and priorities, and being a head coach in the NBA means you give that all of your professional attention, not just 99% of it.

 

[Stoked]

No, "Church vs. State" is used one a person in the majority religion uses that position to create some sort of government approval or privilege for that religion, and often the opposing person is just as religious. For example, most of the members of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation are Christians, and they use "Church vs. State" language to keep Christian superiors from endorsing a different branch of Christendom.

That Mark Jackson chose to run a second operation while being the head coach of the Warriors is not an issue of church vs. state. The Warriors would have reacted the same way if Jackson were managing an ice-cream stand. Its a division of his time and priorities, and being a head coach in the NBA means you give that all of your professional attention, not just 99% of it.

This is always how I have known it and heard it used as well.

 

[mellow]

There was a big story last week before he was fired about how he led team prayer before every game and practice. They said Bogut was the only player that did not participate.

At the time I wondered how long it would be before an employee made a claim about it, I also wondered if it had anything to do with the two assistants who were abruptly fired.

With respect to religion, Title VII prohibits: treating applicants or employees differently based on their religious beliefs or practices – or lack thereof – in any aspect of employment, including recruitment, hiring, assignments, discipline, promotion, and benefits (disparate treatment);
subjecting employees to harassment because of their religious beliefs or practices – or lack thereof – or because of the religious practices or beliefs of people with whom they associate (e.g., relatives, friends, etc.);

 

[Getting Traded]

Let's not quibble about semantics. The point is that his overt religious beliefs may have had a bearing on his firing. As pointed out, no one is going to say this because it's illegal to dismiss someone because of their religious beliefs, but the fact that these stories are surfacing suggest that it did.

 

[carolinajazz]

That Mark Jackson chose to run a second operation while being the head coach of the Warriors is not an issue of church vs. state. The Warriors would have reacted the same way if Jackson were managing an ice-cream stand. Its a division of his time and priorities, and being a head coach in the NBA means you give that all of your professional attention, not just 99% of it.

...oh, really Brow??? I suspect with your comprehension skills and college tutoring your reaction to being the ancestor of a chimpanzee rather than a descendent of Adam and Eve.....was enthusiastically endorsed! By the way, don't basketball players as well as coaches have side jobs/contracts endorsing various products/shoes/clothing, etc even WHILE still playing or coaching there teams with no repercussions from ownership or management? I thought so.