Posted on 06/28/2005 11:42:01 AM PDT by ICE-FLYER
Allstate has fired a manager because he expressed his Christian beliefs concerning homosexuality. Matt Barber was a manager in Allstate's Corporate Security Division. On his own time, and without identifying himself as an employee of Allstate, he wrote a column posted on several websites which was critical of same-sex marriage.
An outside homosexual group complained to Allstate about the column. Because of their support for the homosexual agenda, Barber was immediately fired and ushered off company property.
The message is clear: To work for Allstate one must not publicly express their Christian belief in the Bible's teaching on homosexuality. Barber was fired because he did. Homosexuals can criticize and condemn the Bible's teaching and they are welcomed, but Christians must remain silent.
TAKE ACTION
Allstate has sent a message to all their agents: If you are a Christian and believe the Bible's teaching on homosexuality, you will be fired. While Allstate touts its diversity, that diversity does not include Christian beliefs on homosexuality.
First, send Allstate Chairman Edward M. Liddy an email to register your complaint demanding both a public apology and reinstatement for Mr. Barber with back pay. Then call your local Allstate agent and tell him or her you will not be purchasing any insurance from them.
You can find a listing of Allstate agents in your area by clicking here . Tell the Allstate agent you will tell your friends about their disdain for Christians who believe the Bible's teaching on homosexuality.
Email Allstate Chairman Liddy Now!
Sincerely,
Don
Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman American Family Association
That's exactly what he's done. He has a suit pending against Allstate under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibits religious discrimination. Allstate is in for a very rough ride on this one.
Sounds to me like a finding of fact that the inclusion of his specific employment info was done without his consent.
Their stance is very radical and makes one think very hard about society today.
Here is an excerpt... Keep in mind that he was fired for this...
Many homosexuals choose not to recognize that the majority of their detractors really do care for them as individuals, hold no animus toward them, and would not presume to dictate what sexual anomalies they entertain behind closed doors, whether self-destructive or not. However, when militant homosexual activists attempt to quell all criticism of their behavior, force society to accept that behavior, and further attempt to alter the fabric of society by changing it to correspond with their own morally relative, androgynous notion of marriage, then those same activists shouldn’t be at all surprised to discover that they’ve angered those who value the sanctity of marriage – they shouldn’t be taken aback to find that they have one hell of fight on their hands – to expect anything less would be queer indeed.
Sounds fairly "straight" forward to me....
Look at his credentials to. He will work again soon.
I would seek confirmation on the facts on this before someone starts a boycott.
If it's as written then it is deplorable
Email written, and I let them know they could pull me out of the pool of potential Allstate customers. (And I was looking for a new insurance company, too!)
The initial status hearing is set for July 5th.
I personally think he has a strong case, and hope he wins it.
In most places, what Allstate did here was perfectly legal.
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits religions discrimination by private employers and provides extensive remedies to aggrieved employees.
They fired him for what he wrote, not for his religious beliefs.
Allstate is a mistake and will be in no state to insure me or mine.
Allstate can keep their good hands to themselves.
"And my larger point is that I think private employers SHOULD be allowed to hire or fire employees for any reason, not that this is the law."
So, an employer should be able to fire an employee one day before the employee's retirement benefits/401K benefits vesting kicks in?
Why in the world would you hold to such a view?
He probably did provide it but it's entirely possible that HE didn't include it. I imagine that MND would ask his occupation etc to verify he's not a nut. I still don't see how the guy can be descriminated against for a personal view. Special interest groups want to silence all but their voices.
His writing was an expression of his religious beliefs.
Unless he provably attempted to portray his views as representative of Allstate, they fired him for his religion.
Yeah - I'm familiar with Title VII. And I don't think it provides as much protection as you think it does.
In 2 minutes I can come up with 10 ways an employer can fire/discipline an employee for what some might consider practing their religious beliefs & Title VII would offer no protection.
Bump for e-mail from home (personal computer)
Title VII also covers employment conditions and discharge. It prohibits religions discrimination in employment. Indeed it, or current interpretations of it, currently require employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees' religious practices.
As noted by an earlier poster, the homosexual organization that got this guy fired could also be in real trouble since they induced Allstate to fire him illegally due to his protected, off premises, religious activities.
No, it's not. The First Amendment does not cover the actions of non-governmental actors or entities.
At my company, there are very strict policies regarding comments to the media in which the organization's name is used. I'd be very surprised if Allstate doesn't have the same kind of policy.
I submit he was fired for violating a policy.
You mean like refusing to give your boss a blow job ?
That may be so. But I just read upthread that the guy is also a lawyer. :)
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