i wonder if any other 'normal' job would allow you not to have to work on a friday afternoon?
i would like not to have to work certain days, so why does just because it is a religious belief give this request any credibilty?
what difference is it to me saying, i dont want to work fridays or saturdays, because i believe friday night to be the best night for going out and saturday for chilling and recovering from a good friday night?
i just think people should stop 'pussy footing ' around such issues and say how it really is...and in my opinion that is if you want a job in a highly competetive market, which doesnt differentiate between weekdays and weekends, christians, muslims or jews, then one must be available to work a non-standard week, ie. saturday and sundays as if they were normal days of the week...that just how it is.
finally, if you are unable to fit the EMPLOYERS requirements and needs, then it would seem you are unlikely to be employed by them...not rocket science?