Christian Viewpoint Affirmed in Workplace

[mayfly]

8-2-2007

Christian Viewpoint Affirmed in Workplace

The federal government’s decision this week to drop its appeal of a case involving the free speech of a government employee is being hailed as a victory for Christians in the workplace.

Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorneys won a lower-court decision in March affirming an employee’s right to express his religious point of view regarding a charitable contributions program on a workplace bulletin board. Gary Lister, an employee at the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center in Columbus, Ohio, had been denied permission to post a flier warning that contributions to the charity fund would be used for ********** causes including abortion, promiscuity and the homosexual agenda.

Lister said he was told religious messages were not allowed. “This victory greatly protects the right for Mr. Lister and countless hundreds of other Christian employees to express their sincerely held views in the workplace,” ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot said.
Bruce Hausknecht, judicial analyst for Focus on the Family Action, agreed.

“This case involves classic viewpoint discrimination prohibited by the First Amendment,” he said. “When an employer, even the federal government, voluntarily provides a forum like a bulletin board for the expression of viewpoints, it cannot forbid certain viewpoints that it does not like.”

http://www.citizenlink.org/CLBriefs/A000005173.cfm

 

[mayfly]

When an employer, even the federal government, voluntarily provides a forum like a bulletin board for the expression of viewpoints, it cannot forbid certain viewpoints that it does not like.

This Is Persecution Against Christ.

 

[nightflight]

I think Christ can handle it. Its just his followers that are crybabies. Just look at the reaction of many fundamentalists on this board to the new rules changes.

 

[SeraphymCrashing]

Frankly I think it was a mistake to not allow him to post the flier. It is contrary to the first amendment, and if anything the flier only helps show what kind of person he is. You know, one who really wants to force his morality onto other people, and prevent them from making choices that only affect them.

So let him post his flier, so I can know to ignore him.

 

[Lynden1000]

Frankly I think it was a mistake to not allow him to post the flier. It is contrary to the first amendment, and if anything the flier only helps show what kind of person he is. You know, one who really wants to force his morality onto other people, and prevent them from making choices that only affect them.

So let him post his flier, so I can know to ignore him.

I feel the same. If he wants to reveal his religious beliefs, fine. Then I know who to laugh at.

 

[SeraphymCrashing]

I feel the same. If he wants to reveal his religious beliefs, fine. Then I know who to laugh at.

And who to vote against should they ever run for office.

 

[interpreter]

This is good news.

The charity fund supporting questionable causes must be the United Way. As a Christian I refuse to contribute to it.

 

[SeraphymCrashing]

This is good news.

The charity fund supporting questionable causes must be the United Way. As a Christian I refuse to contribute to it.

Actually I think it was just the local charity pool at the Defense Logistics Agency he worked at.

 

[Phylogeny]

The guy should have been allowed to post his flier, just as anyone who don't care is allowed to ignore it.

This is a victory for free speech, and for the muslims, jews, buddhists, hindi etc that may want to put their religious views onto a gov't bulletin.

 

[Ringo84]

Why does the Christian viewpoint need to be affirmed in the workplace? Ringo

 

[fidelis]

This is good news.

The charity fund supporting questionable causes must be the United Way. As a Christian I refuse to contribute to it.

Yep the United Way supports groups I don't believe in like homosexual clubs and won't support groups I like.. Boy Scouts of America.

Don't support the United Way.

 

[Trevorocity]

Yep the United Way supports groups I don't believe in like homosexual clubs and won't support groups I like.. Boy Scouts of America.

Don't support the United Way.

Good enough for me: *doubles giving to United Way* hope they're more charitable to you than you and your holier than thou ilk are to them; should you ever need their help.

 

[SeraphymCrashing]

Yep the United Way supports groups I don't believe in like homosexual clubs and won't support groups I like.. Boy Scouts of America.

Don't support the United Way.

Do the boy scouts need money? I thought with all the support they are getting from churches and the US military that maybe united way is giving their funds to a needier group.

 

[CaDan]

“This case involves classic viewpoint discrimination prohibited by the First Amendment,” he said. “When an employer, even the federal government, voluntarily provides a forum like a bulletin board for the expression of viewpoints, it cannot forbid certain viewpoints that it does not like.”

That's some bad law right there. I hope the speaker was misquoted.