Our boss was a petty tyrant. He would do things that put us in difficult situations then yell at us while blaming us for the hassle. Best of all he was impatient man-child. My coworker, Thom, was stuck in the office more than I was. Poor bastard. Thom's petty revenge was driving our boss more insane yet our boss had no idea he was doing it.

Our boss had the nice big office up front. The printers were in the back. Thom and I sat in the cube farm between them. The boss would print out something then quickly and impatiently sprint to pick up what he printed. He was hyper-focused on getting that printout.

Most times the laser printer spun up and our boss moved from his office, Thom would get up from his cube and get in his way. He would walk slowly to the printers, or he would be carefully carrying a coffee cup that was filled to the top, or waddling awkwardly towards the bathroom.

Sometimes he would do that side "which way are you gonna go" hopping as they tried to dodge each other - but Thom never got it right and they ended up running into each other.

I watched this happen whenever I was in the office. Thom was doing this multiple times per day. Our boss had no idea but his blood pressure went up every time he went to retrieve a printout.

Thank you Thom. Against all odds you made that place a tiny bit more tolerable.

Me and my entire team are going to be reporting to a newly hired manager on Monday.

Yesterday we had a departmental town hall. The new manager was not able to be present for it, but did supply an introduction slide.

It was very light on professional experience and somewhat heavy on The Lord. It included something about his leadership style being "Christ-Centric" and included a Bible Quote from the book of Matthew.

Y'all the way my stomach dropped.

We are not a faith-based organization as far as I can tell. Not a whiff of it in the three years I have been here. Our department is very culturally diverse (IT). I myself am a member of the LGBTQ community and we have a COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP (to say the least) with Christians.

Especially the Christians who are bold enough to announce their personal beliefs in a professional introduction slide. I've not met the man and I'm already uncomfortable and bracing myself for friction.

I don't need this, I didn't ASK for this. I am aware that I may be biased against Christians like this, so I'm not going to jump the gun and freak out (I need this job). I think it is HIGHLY inappropriate messaging from a power-dynamics standpoint. First thing he wants us to know about him is his faith.

If my beliefs don't align, what does that look like for my chances at advancement? Is he biased against the gays? Is he aware of it? Will my career suffer because deep down in him he doesn't root for "my kind".

What should I do?

EDIT for those pointing out that I might be the bigot here:

You've never had to worry about things like this, have you?

This will be the last time I try to explain, and then I'm muting my phone.

You will never know the panic of having someone with authority over you carrying strong negative feelings about who you are as a person. Negative feelings about something you always have been and something you can't change.

I'm feeling even more anxiety about it because of this current cultural climate where the bigots and homophobes have discovered some sort of license to be free with their hate and bigotry.

Even if he doesn't do or say anything further his introduction has already set the tone of what by all rights should have been normal and comfortable boss/employee power dynamic. I don't only have to please him, I have to be pleasing in the eyes of his Invisible Sky Daddy. So pardon me for being "dramatic" and freaking out.