Allstate terminates manager over homosexuality column On own time, man posted anti-'gay' article insurance giant says didn't reflect its values Posted: June 24, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Ron Strom © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com A former manager with Allstate has sued the insurance giant, alleging the company, which financially supports homosexual advocacy groups, fired him solely because he wrote a column posted on several websites that was critical of same-sex marriage and espoused his Christian beliefs. J. Matt Barber was a manager in Allstate's Corporate Security Division, its investigative arm, at the Fortune 100 company's headquarters in Northbrook, Ill. Besides working...