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Is it a career advantage to be a Protestant?

Arran Cameron
I was discussing things online with an American engineer who mentioned that engineers in the US tend not to be particularly religious but it's an advantage to be a Protestant if you want to rise to a senior position or go into management. A general trend exists that in lower to middle ranking positions in industry religion is immaterial but above middle positions there is a correlation between seniority and Protestant commitment. That doesn't mean that chief engineers or corporate bosses are holier than thou or even attend church regularly, or more regularly than junior engineers, but they possess a strong knowledge of the Bible and the tenets of Protestantism. They are also admirers of John Calvin and his ideals.


Does a similar phenomenon exist in Britain?
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    Confronting dogma and confronting prejudice are often two different problems. Dogma is - by definition - overt, prejudice tends to hide - typically pretending to be logic. Of course they can be the same thing, or at least dogma can justify prejudice. Oh, actually of course prejudice can produce dogma. Which then reinforces the prejudice....sorry, your point was???


    That all said, dogma is not neccessarily mistaken. It depends on the level of expertise it starts from. Whereas prejudice - by definition - is always  "dislike, hostility, or unjust behaviour deriving from preconceived and unfounded opinions" (en.oxforddictionaries.com)


    So yes. Or no. Delete as applicable.


    Actually I did try to delete the second half of that post last night  (i.e the bit about prejudice) as not up to my usual standard, but just missed the 15 minute deadline. Still, I do stand by it.


    Cheers,


    Andy
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    Confronting dogma and confronting prejudice are often two different problems. Dogma is - by definition - overt, prejudice tends to hide - typically pretending to be logic. Of course they can be the same thing, or at least dogma can justify prejudice. Oh, actually of course prejudice can produce dogma. Which then reinforces the prejudice....sorry, your point was???


    That all said, dogma is not neccessarily mistaken. It depends on the level of expertise it starts from. Whereas prejudice - by definition - is always  "dislike, hostility, or unjust behaviour deriving from preconceived and unfounded opinions" (en.oxforddictionaries.com)


    So yes. Or no. Delete as applicable.


    Actually I did try to delete the second half of that post last night  (i.e the bit about prejudice) as not up to my usual standard, but just missed the 15 minute deadline. Still, I do stand by it.


    Cheers,


    Andy
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