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Copies of all of Olaf Amundsen's emails to Bethany Paquette after she was rejected for a job at a Norwegian wilderness company.

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    Olaf AmundsenWilderness Guide/Instructor T +47 75 80 40 37 Ext 1089W www.amaruk.comThis e-mail is the property of AMARUK. It is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure. Distr bution or copying of this e-mail, or the information contained herein, to anyone other than the intended recipient is proh bited. OnSat,Sep13,2014at5:16PM, wrote:OlafAmundsenIdonotunderstandthepurposeofyourresponseconsideringwhereIattendedUniversityandmyreligiousbeliefshouldhavenothingtodowithwhetherornotImeetyourcompanyrequirements.Additionally,consideringAmurakholdsdiversitysohighlyIthoughtIshouldinformyouthatyourdisagreementwithTrinityWesternUniversity,simplybecausetheydonotsupportsexoutsideofmarriage,caninfactbenotedasdiscriminationofapproximately76%oftheworldpopulation!!!Wow,that'salotofdiversepeoplethatyoudon'tembrace.Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformationonthegivenpercentage,pleaserefertothedataatthebottomofthisemail;asitcontainsthevariousreligionsintheworld,theapproximatenumberofpeopleineachreligion,andtheirviewonsex.WhileIdoagreewithyouthatChristianitydidaffectthecultureandtraditionsoftheNorsepeople.ItisimportanttorealizethatthebeginningofthetransitiontowardsChristianitybeganwiththedecisionoftheNorse.DecisionsintheGermaniccultureweredoneprimarilythroughagroupdecisionmakingprocesswhichwasduetothetribalmakeupoftheculture.TheNorsewereastrongpeopleandtendedtoconquerEnglishcommunities,whobelievedstronglyinChristianity.Afterapeoplewereconqueredatraditionwasfollowedinwhichthereligionoftheconqueredbecamethatoftheconqueror.InotherwordstheVictor,Norse,allowedthevanquished,English,topreachtoandbaptizethem.Infact,itwastheVikingKingswhoultimatelydecidedtomovetowardsChristianityinordertosolidifytheirpoliticalauthoritywithinthesurroundingcountries.Vikingleaderswouldsetupchurches,andhavearchbishopricscreated.Thevikingkingswouldthenbeabletoexertsomecontroloverthesearchbishoprics,thusexertingevenmorepoweroverthesurroundingcommunity.Atthesametime,onceChristianitybecamemorewidespreaditdidnotsimplywipeouttheNorsemythologyandtraditionsbutactuallyassimilatedwiththem.ThismadeiteasierfortheNorsepeopletoconverttoanewcultureandreligion.ThisisthesamereasonthatmuchoftheNorsemythologycanbenotedtohaveoverlapwithbeliefsinChristianity.Lastly,IwouldliketoinformyouthatinCanadaitisillegalforemployerstodiscriminateanindividualbasedontheirreligiousbeliefs.

  • 3P.S.evenifIhadqualifiedforthispositionIwouldhavetohaverefuseditonthebasisthatIdonotdesiretoworkfororbeassociatedwithacompanythatissohighlydiscriminatoryagainstpeople'sbeliefsandlifestylesthattheydonotagreewith.GodBless,BethanyPaquetteProudChristianandGraduateofTrinityWesternUniversitylistedbelowarevariousreligionsintheworld,theapproximatenumberofpeopleineachreligion,andapproximatelyhowmuchoftheworldpopulationthatreligionmakesup.Christianityo2.2billionpeople(34%oftheworldpopulation)oChristiansbelievethathavingsexwithouthavingalegitimaterelationshipimpactsthebehaviorandthepsycheofthosewhoareinvolvedwhethertheyaremenorwomen.Sexissopowerfulincreatingintimacythattheremustbesomeconstraintsonhowitistobeused,soGodspecificallyrelegatedsextotheareaofmarriage.Judaismo15.1millionpeople(0.2%oftheworldpopulation)oThenegativeattitudetowardpremaritalsex,toalargedegree,reflectstheoverwhelminglypositiveattitudetowardsexwithinmarriage.Marriageisreferredtoaskiddushin,whichcomesfromtheHebrewwordfor"holy."InJudaism,holythingsarethingsthataresetapartandmadespecialandunique.Whensexisreservedformarriage,ittooisconsideredholy.MostJewishauthoritiesdisapproveofpremaritalsexbecauseitdoesnottakeplacewithinthecontextofkiddushin.Islamo1.4billionpeople(22%oftheworldpopulation)oPremaritalsexisabsolutelyforbiddeninIslam,nomatterwhetheritiswithagirlfriendoraprostitute.Premaritalsexisfornication(zina)Buddhismo400millionpeople(6%oftheworldpopulation)oBuddhismteachesthatsexshouldonlyreallybepracticedifyouknowthepersonwellandyouknowyouaregoingtocarryonwiththemafterthesexHinduismo995millionpeople(14%oftheworldpopulation)oCelibacyisconsideredtheappropriatebehaviorforbothmaleandfemalestudents(orunmarriedsingleswhohaveleftschool).Wisdomdemandsthattheintimaciesofsexualintercoursebeconfinedtomarriage.Marriagesthatarefreeofpriorrelationshipsarethetruestandstrongest,seldomendinginseparationordivorce.Bahaio7.5millionpeople(0.11%oftheworldpopulation)osexbeforemarriageishighlydiscouragable,andpeopleshouldbyallmeansstrivenottofallvictimstotheirearthlydesires.Sikhso25millionpeople(0.4%oftheworldpopulation)

  • 4oSexistobelimitedtooneswife/husband.PremaritalorextramaritalsexisforbiddenFrom:OlafAmundsenSent:Thursday,September11,20148:56AMTo: Subject:Re:assistantguideinternshipCanadaMs.Paquette,Idonotunderstandthepurposeofyourapplicationconsideringyoudonotmeettheminimumrequirementsthatareclearlyoutlinedonourwebsite.Additionally,consideringyouwereinvolvedwithTrinityWesternUniversity,Ishouldmentionthat,unlikeTrinityWesternUniversity,weembracediversity,andtherightofpeopletosleepwithormarrywhoevertheywant,andthisisreflectedwithinsomeofourstaffandmanagement.Inaddition,theNorsebackgroundofmostoftheguysatthemanagementlevelmeansthatwearenotaChristianorganization,andmostofusactuallyseeChristianityashavingdestroyedourculture,tradition,andwayoflife.Sincerely,

    Olaf AmundsenWilderness Guide/Instructor T +47 75 80 40 37 Ext 1089W www.amaruk.comThis e-mail is the property of AMARUK. It is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure. Distribution or copying of this e-mail, or the information contained herein, to anyone other than the intended recipient is proh bited. OnWed,Sep10,2014at1:59PM, wrote:Hi,mynameisBethanyPaquette.IntheattacheddocumentIhaveprovidedmycoverletter,resume,andcurrentphotoinregardstoapositionforanassistantguideinterninCanada.Thankyouforyourtime,Bethany