Religion finds firm footing in some offices
By Ellen Wulfhorst
Dec 6, 2006

NEW YORK - Attorney Dave Brown holds a Bible study group at his California firm and finds the weekly meetings grapple with everyday workplace quandaries as often as they look at religious issues.

'It's not just the Bible. A lot of the books we study are just about being a good person and just being human and understanding how to relate to people,' he said. 'It gives you a forum to talk.'

The growth of diversity in the workplace, along with the influence of religion in America, has brought faith -- once as taboo in the office as talk of sex and politics -- to the job, experts say.
'Work is invading people's personal lives, so people are bringing more of their personal lives to the workplace,' said Paula Brantner, director of Workplace Fairness, a Washington, D.C.-based group that promotes employee rights. the rest