The world according to Riff

A lady gets fired from a local eatery, for refusing to sing happy birthday!  Now here is most of the rest of the story....The lady was/is  a jehovas witness.  Apparently they equate celebrating certain events, to pagan worship, and or rituals.....making it a no no.......hence she refused to sing happy birthday, which her employer felt was a no no.....Bam your fired....She sued....she won......38k for damages.......wish I could get paid 38k for not singing!  Hell my wife would probably pay me to shut up...lol  Now the big question... Was the employer just being a dick, or power tripping, or was he or she being a boss and firing a insubordinate employee?  Was the lady just following her faith, or using her faith as a tool, like jesse j and al sharpy use the race card?......and  was it worth thirty eight thousand in damages.....I think something stinks here and it's not just my bad blogging! lol....riff