A pastor was fired for refusing to use someone’s ‘pronouns’

American Thinker ^ | 16 Jul, 2025 | Andrea Widburg

[MtnClimber]

Many years ago, a leftist attorney I know thought he had a trump card to play, showing how hypocritical churches were when it came to gay marriage: They never complained about abortion infringing on their constitutional rights, he said. Their constitutional complaint in the face of gay marriage showed they were homophobic.

I gently reminded him that churches don’t perform abortions, but they do perform marriages. In other words, anything that allows the government to force doctrinal changes on religious institutions and believers infringes on their First Amendment rights. Thus, the moment the Supreme Court decided its misguided Obergefell decision finding an imaginary right to same sex marriage in the Constitution, I worried about a clash between that imaginary right and the real First Amendment right to religious freedom.

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I reiterated my concern when the Supreme Court issued Justice Gorsuch’s utterly misbegotten decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. That decision insisted that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prevents employers from discriminating against employees based on, among other things, sex, extended to sexual preference and so-called “gender identity.” Of course, by sex, Congress in 1964 clearly meant only the XX/XY binary. Homosexuality was not at issue, and “gender identity” had not yet been birthed in leftists’ fertile imaginations.

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Newsweek is reporting a perfect example of the inevitable confrontation, because it involves a library that forces “inclusive” language on its employees and a pastor who was fired for refusing to use that language. And while the library may have voluntarily created the speech code because its leftist management buys into so-called transgenderism, the reality is that the Bostock decision requires it—and all other businesses—to do so as a matter of law:

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: leftism; louisiana

[FlingWingFlyer]

Shove a few verbs up their ying yang. They’ll get over it.

[T.B. Yoits]

"Transgenderism is the only mental illness demanding that the rest of society adopt the patient's delusion as part of the patient's treatment." - Dr. Paul McHugh, Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry, John Hopkins School of Medicine

[FamiliarFace]

You can’t change your DNA. It’s as simple as that.

[MtnClimber]

I think I won’t play along with their insanity.

[alloysteel]

My personal pronouns are FA, FO, ES and DIE.

Of course, that is all written in a form of shorthand.

[BobL]

“I reiterated my concern when the Supreme Court issued Justice Gorsuch’s utterly misbegotten decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. That decision (extended) Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act...to sexual preference and so-called “gender identity.” Of course, by sex, Congress in 1964 clearly meant only the XX/XY binary. Homosexuality was not at issue, and “gender identity” had not yet been birthed in leftists’ fertile imaginations.”

Here’s the problem with the latest (young) Justices - Does Gorsuch even know that back in 1964 gay/trans stuff was safely tucked away, out of sight, and out of mention in Congress, when the bill passed?

I suspect he doesn’t know it, given his decision to expand the law, which, OBVIOUSLY, could have been done through an act of Congress instead. And I doubt the people who argued the case on our side even bothered to mention this little fact (regarding 1964 society) to Gorsuch, assuming he already knew it. But why would he know it, when INUNDATED by gay/trans crap all his life?

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting.

[Red Badger]

If someone ever says “My pronouns are...” to me, I will politely respond, “My pronouns are FXXX and You!”.

Thank goodness I live in a deep Red area of a deep Red state.................😁

[BipolarBob]

Great post.

[Racketeer]

The marriage between a man and a woman is ordained by God. A marriage between two kweers is a government matter. Government is more than willing to accept the increased tax revenue caused by the civil marriage and known as the marriage penalty.

[goodnesswins]

I thought Louisiana was a red state?

[Red Badger]

Overall it is, but Nawlin’s and Red Stick are not...........

[Jumper]

Transgenderism is just another word for homosexuality. The Pig’s lipstick smacks of this bitter truth.

[Delta 21]

I will not participate in your delusion, regardless of how bad that makes you feel. Absolutely no place in the church.