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Microsoft breaking company rules to support Hindu temple

Jackson West · 04/15/08 07:00PM

Microsoft has long had a donation matching program to encourage employees to give to charity, which also provides the PR team with good material for buffing the corporate image. But the rules specifically state that the money can only go to secular organizations, or religious organizations with ongoing secular programs. Yet in a Seattle Times weekend feature about immigrants in the local tech sector, it seems to be breaking those rules to keep Hindu employees happy: