Archived Atlanta to pay $1.2 million to former fire chief after firing him, violating his First Amendment freedoms (news)
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Archived Atlanta to pay $1.2 million to former fire chief after firing him, violating his First Amendment freedoms (news)
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[–] Broc_Lia ago
Can a person not be fired for their public statements provided they frame them as religious?
How about if a Muslim fire chief says that infidels deserve to burn?
[–] 9-11 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Making a profession of Christian faith in your private life forfeits all current and future employment? Therefore only Atheists can work? Seems like a requirement for atheism, violating the 1st.
In your example if they did that in their private life, in a non-call to violence way it's legal and they could still have a government job I suppose....but its opperating on the assumption that secularism and multiculturalism is valid and it's not. I mean basic-tier Christian belief says that all who reject Christ burn, but that isn't what got him fired it was saying marriage is a man and a woman.
[–] Broc_Lia ago
According to the article he made a public statement about the nature of marriage in a book. It wasn't just a private profession of faith.
Well, at least you're consistant. To me that statement demonstrates bias inappropriate in a government official.