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[ICantSpellDawg]

I think that this is ok, if your status as a proponent of a view is in opposition to the political view of the company that you head. His political donation has caused a furor which will cost the company money. As a company is I interested in making money, if the head of the company is causing you to lose money purely from his personality or beliefs, there will be obvious pressure

The company that I work for now is Roman Catholic. If our CEO lived a lifestyle in opposition to church teachings; If she started donating money to NARAL we would probably lose business. If the company was big enough it would be a big deal.

Either way, there is no such thing as "forced resignation". If you are forced to resign you are either terminated or you quit. This situation sounds like a financial dilemna met an honorable CEO who believed in the company and didnt want to cause it damage. A company has to be very careful about threatening a hostile work environment in order to force you to resign. And if they fire you for a personal belief, they will be sued.

I am personally against gay marriage, I think it is a garbage political position to push for it, but companies are out there to make money, so this is a real issue for them if consumers or investors balk. Don't like it? Start your own company and don't court crappy investors.