The concept of "culture" is big in business. Or any organization, but I guess I'm thinking specifically of companies. "How do we build the right culture?" "Is this person a good culture fit?" Etc.

Diversity is another word we hear a lot. The importance of diversity, the importance of striving for diversity, hiring, embracing, teaching diversity, and so on.

But those two concepts seem to be at odds with each other. Like, it seems like you have to water down one to fully embrace the other. You can't have a value-based culture in your company and also maintain real diversity. And vice versa. Now you can maintain different types of diversity (like racial or gender diversity), but not other types (like diversity of thought, opinion, values, etc.)

The linked post shows a video of a the OU softball team, which appears to have a pretty strong Christian culture. And the coach teaches it, as one of the players said. I can imagine the coach out on the recruiting trail telling her recruits something like, "our team culture is faith-based, and we embrace Christian values. I teach Christian principles, and we put our strength in the Savior Jesus Christ." That message probably scares away non-Christians, but then again if they don't fit the team culture, they probably wouldn't enjoy being on the team.

But is it okay for a company to do the same thing during the hiring process? To choose candidates based on the values you espouse as a company? For example, if your company is mostly made up of Latter-day Saints, and Latter-day Saint values are a big part of your company culture, is it okay to hire people based on those values?