The following comes from a May 1 release from the Alliance Defending Freedom.
Alliance Defending Freedom and the Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund are jointly offering free legal analysis and possible pro bono representation to anyone losing his or her job or suffering other job-related consequences because of past support for California’s constitutional amendment affirming marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
ADF organized the effort in the wake of the recent forced resignation of Brendan Eich as CEO of Mozilla simply because he had contributed $1,000 to the Proposition 8 campaign. In addition to Eich, others have also been pressured out of their jobs since voters adopted the amendment in 2008.
“People who exercise their First Amendment freedoms should not be bullied into silence and forced out of their livelihood,” said ADF Senior Counsel Joseph Infranco. “We will consider representing Californians or citizens in other states who have suffered job consequences for their support of marriage through the most American of activities: participating in the political process–a legal activity that is not disruptive to the mission of the employer.”
“California employers should not give in to a handful of intolerant activists who would seek to blacklist their fellow Americans for doing nothing more than exercise their constitutionally protected freedom to support various causes,” added Charles LiMandri, president and chief counsel of the Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund and one of more than 2,300 attorneys allied with ADF. “No employer should be allowed to ignore their employees’ First Amendment freedoms or their employees’ freedoms under state law.”
Those who believe their employer has terminated their employment or retaliated against them in some other form based solely on their support for Proposition 8 or any other state’s marriage amendment or law can contact ADF through its website or by phone at (800) 835-5233.
To read the original release, click here.
I lost my job in the Decennial Census 2010 as Assistant Manager for Field Operations f0r the whole State of Idaho, despite finishing operations ahead of schedule and with the Best Quality Record in the entire Northwest Region.
I have been fighting the Retaliatory Termination for nearly 5 years (the Govt. will starve you out if they can with their delays, after all – they get to keep their paychecks or retirement bonuses even if they break the law) and am now in the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in SF – Case # Cv 14-35022.
A Major factor was my having actually donated $100 each ($200 total) to two groups labeled as ‘Anti-Happy’ by the “Lavender Liberal” Stalker list – which has been of great use to the GILBERT Gaystapo in hunting down the Un-Good for proper punishment of their ‘Ism-Obia’
SEE
US Census Leaders Actions to Quietly Overturn DOMA
*Same-sex married couples ‘pleased’ to be counted in 2010 census –
By Matt O’Brien Contra Costa Times 10/20/2009 SAN FRANCISCO –
Instead of ignoring same-sex couples who identify as married, the Census Bureau has tweaked the software so those couples are counted… That’s a big shift, said Lloyd, a longtime San Francisco resident who was hired by the bureau as an outreach coordinator promoting census participation among the LGBT community of Northern California…
You were a CENSUS worker!!!! for crying out loud. The definition of a seasonal employee!!!
Normally one avoids anonymous Troll droppings like the poison bait they are, but occasionally the need to correct Ms.Represented Facts leads to necessary follow up.
The Census hires different types of workers – from the Career Bureaucratic Apparatchiks of the Dept. of Commerce who feather their nests for retirement – to Assistant Managers for the Duration (Almost two years – with a mandatory break in service to avoid vesting employee rights & benefits) to Field Workers for the different operations hired seasonally.
In 2010 the Decennial Census was the most heavily politicized in modern history, and its allegedly neutral function (Found in the Constitution) is to Count Americans for Apportioning Congress and representation.
However Census 2010 was a Partisan Pork Funding source that repeatedly busted its budget – and worked from the Inside to overturn federal laws like DOMA. Using Insider “Tweaking the Tabulation” to count ‘same sex couples’ – led to a ‘necessary statistical adjustment’ (itself Un-Constituitonal) to correct errors from the original “Tweaking” that allegedly overstated ssm by 50%.
In other words – they Deliberately Tweaked the Count to Over-Count (itself violating DOMA) then Tweaked that Count to use Statistical Correction (violating another law) in order to bring about the new order – of the Abomination.
Mr. Michael McDermott I am sorry for what you had to endure due to the injustice that are being permitted! Thank you for sharing with us your story and know that you are in my prayers. You are a good soul, you hang in there and keep up the good fight. You are not alone and I pray that you have a good support system to help make you whole again. Jesus bless you and protect you!
Thank You Abecca Christian.
Sometimes it gets just a bit lonely, and the rest of the world too hostile for mere words. Your words help remind me that the Good not only exists, but is worth the effort.
Let us then remember that this is a Catholic Website, and as followers of Jesus the Christ we are inspired by his examples, which run the gamut and yet do not contradict.
Jesus ate with sinners of all sorts, not to validate their sins but to beguile them from them. He was a Gentle Man who said to those trying to trap him in to tax revolt – “Render Unto Caesar that which is Caesars”.
Yet when it came to Rendering Unto God – Jesus mercilessly whipped the money changers from the temple.
Same Man, Same Christ, Same God – and yet the behaviors are not inconsistent, except to un-believers. Jesus said to the crowd about to stone an adulteress that those without sin should cast the first stone… But told her to her face “Go and Sin No More”
We – Know that the consequences of the latter (Sinning – as the Man Himself called it) was the worse fate, but as weak and often fearful Humans do – often fear the stoning of the moment more than the bigger consequences that do follow.
Thank You Abecca for helping keep my focus on the Bigger Story, which (despite the distractions of the moment) is the one that really matters.
God Bless You.
Your welcome Mr. Michael McDermott! I just prayed for you again, asking our Lord to empower you and bless you with the right support. I understand about the lonely part but like they say, many saints went through those moments too. There is a season for everything but our Lord has never left our side. He is by your side right now. Since you have Him in your heart with those lovely words you share about Him, He loves you and your love for Him is shown here too. Even with our flaws but God knows our hearts.
God bless you always! Your words to me were also inspiring and beautiful on how you shared your thoughts about our Lord. He is my love. I love Him with all my heart and I melted with your words as you shared your heart about Him.
May Jesus bless you and give you a heart like His own.
Please allow me to echo Abeca’s prayers Michael. Peace be with you and keep fighting the “good fight”! We need those of you who are educated in the law.
and love Our Lord….
You provide no evidence disputing that you were a seasonal employee who knew your employment was limited. PLEASE.
YFC he posts with his real name what more do you want. He is fine and has nothing to prove to you. Go in peace now.
While “Tweaking the Tabulation” of how Representation is determined is usually considered a Bad thing, as Manipulating the Census used to be considered a Wrong that threatened the stability of the Republic; The Email from Sonny Le of the U.S. Census sent nationwide on 6/19/2009 (While DOMA & Prop 8 were still law) stated:
“Good morning, Thought I should give you a ‘heads up. The Wall Street Journal is leading the national news today with the story below about the possibility of Twikking the Tabulation Software to count same sex couples in the Census, as directed by the White House…
The rest of the email, as well as other information on Census Leaders meeting with GILBERTS in Frisco to plan strategy to “Tweak” the Census is available to those who want to read the whole sordid story.
Just remember – the Census went Bankrupt 9at least technically, as the Govt. bailed them out to the tune of Billlion$) and had to abandon its computer system after the first operation and revert to the old paper system – due to the Bureaucratic Apparatchiks who milked it for every perk they could…
And “Twikking the Tabulation Software” may have played a role in the whole scam, although like the IRS / DOJ / DHS… Targeting Conservatives – much still remains Hidden – on Purpose.
Besides – What the Voters don’t know, they cant complain about to whoever gets elected by a rigged system.
These are the same people who bungled the Prop 8 case originally.
Yes they did, and recently, their attorney admitted to be evolving on the issue, as his own daughter wants to get married. He cited his interactions with the plaintiffs as changing his heart.
Dave N whatever you may think, this is still a good law org. They do defend many Christians.
They are incompetent and ineffective when in comes to legal defense, but are quite able to dupe people into donating a lot of money to them for their “causes.”
Proposition 8 shows that our votes do not matter. Only the Communist agenda is allowed by the tyrannical court system populated with Gays.
Yes that’s right, must be those communists like Ken Mehlmann, President Bush’s campaign director, and board member of the group that overturned Prop 8. And as we all know, Soviet and modern Russia is just a haven for gay people. How many gay people have gotten married in Russia or in China, or North Korea?
I agree it is wrong to discriminate based on religion or political persuasion. I simply wish to point out that, currently, it is perfectly legal in most States to terminate an employee for their sexual orientation. No overt act in the workplace required.
That’s a lie sir! It is far far from the truth. The perversion has more rights than Christians do. So stop selling your lies.
Actually, he’s right Abeca. That’s why passing ENDA is so important.
now peter why am I not surprised by your response. You and YFC can go have cherry coke on a Monday afternoon….
You know, accusing people of telling lies after you have been corrected with the truth is a very vicious thing. It is true that there is no nationwide employment protection for LGBT people, and while some large states like CA and NY have state protections, most states do not have state protections. So in most states it is perfectly legal to fire someone just because they are gay, or even because they THINK you are gay.
I think you owe an apology to folks you have said lied in this thread, or prove why the facts asserted are incorrect.
mike magee, If you are referring to states with “At Will Employment Laws” then you are correct. In “At Will” states an employer may TERMINATE an employee for ANY REASON.
Not true Tracy. This is from a CA state business site. And since California prohibits firing based on sexual orientation, among the reasons, you cannot say that a person may be fired “for any reason” in an at will state like CA. Here’s the quote:
“At-Will Employment and Wrongful Termination
California’s Labor Code specifies that an employment relationship with no specified duration is presumed to be employment “at-will.” This means, at least in theory, that the employer or employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause. There are exceptions to the at-will rule created by statute, the courts or public policy.
Statutory exceptions include terminating an employee for reasons based on the discrimination laws discussed above; for participating in union activity; for refusing to carry out an activity that violates the law.”
CONTRACTS that are signed by both parties (employer and employee) as terms of employment – are always upheld in a Court of Law.
Those who do not wish to adhere to any contract will not be hired or can find employment elsewhere.
Teachers who do not wish to teach according to any religious Faith, or set PUBLIC examples which violate the teachings of said Faith can be terminated from said private religious schools.
Teachers teach by word and example.
CCC: ” 2285 Scandal takes on a particular gravity by reason of the authority of those who cause it or the weakness of those who are scandalized.
It prompted our Lord to utter this curse: “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.”
Scandal is grave when given by those who by nature or office are obliged to teach and educate others.
Jesus reproaches the scribes and Pharisees on this account: he likens them to wolves in sheep’s clothing. “
We all know the agenda that YFC is trying to convey here…so why should we believe his deceptive ways! You have been corrected YFC on the teachings of Mother church yet you come on here to bully and undermine people of faith. Go talk to the hand. For no one walking with Christ, wants your lies!
Dave, I don’t dispute what you are saying. It is this sort of contract that enables HGTV to fire a person for homophobic speech, or fine or suspend an NFL player for writing homophobic tweets.
Folks there is no such thing as homophobic speech as YFC likes all to believe…..if that was true then our Lord would be the biggest homophobic speaker ever meaning that there would be no compassion towards homosexuals, that is in their idealistic believes but the ways of the world is not of the Lord’s.
Jesus came to save all sinners from themselves even if homosexuals reject Him by adopting their own point of view on what constitutes “homophobia” and the reality is that their hatred towards what is truth and what helps sinners turn away from sin and gain sanctifying graces is very apparent on what they try to sell in their “gay” activism. Their gay activism does not save souls but the truth in Christ, that sets them free from enslavement of sin does.
The way YFC believes shows that all people have to do is make up news words to silence people. They created the word “homophobia” and used it on Christians just so they can try to outlaw the free speech of those with moral values. To suppress and intimidate. (But its not working for those of us who care little towards the ways of this world and are not lead by fear) So people won’t reason with logic. We need to expose the “gay” activist for what they are, out of love for their sake, even if they do not see our actions as love for now. Its the truth presented in its simplicity that will expose the truth to those who can reason with logic respectably under God’s direction. But in order to do that , one must fear the Lord.
We must acknowledge that God does exist and understand that He is a loving and merciful God, and due to His mercy we are saved with truths of salvation. Jesus saves and it says in scripture that we must take up our cross and walk with Christ. But the reality is that many do not want to suffer their fleshly desires so its easier to just sell themselves cheap and embrace acceptance from the secular instead of choosing Christ and the cross.
Aside from Top Level ‘Policy’ positions, the government formerly was not allowed to fire people because of the way they vote, or who or which ballot propositions they support – at least in a Representative Democracy – as opposed to An Abomination, in which all that has ‘fundamentally changed’
However as the Contra Costa Times Story (one of the few ever published about it) shows insiders at the top of the Census like Tim Olson & Lynn Sorgenfrei were working to overturn California Constitutional Law – with the opponents of Prop-8, while on Census Payroll and ostensibly doing Census work.
SEE
US Census Leaders Actions to Quietly Overturn DOMA
By Matt O’Brien Contra Costa Times 10/20/2009 SAN FRANCISCO –
Instead of ignoring same-sex couples who identify as married, the Census Bureau has tweaked the software so those couples are counted…
Most states continue to deny same-sex couples the legal status of marriage, including California with the passage of Proposition 8…
The federal Defense of Marriage Act, passed in 1996, prohibits the federal government from legally recognizing same- sex marriage…
2010 Census LGBT Community Roundtable # Where: San Francisco LGBT Community Center # Who: Speakers include:
Tim Olson, assistant division chief for the Census Bureau’s Field Division;
Gary Gates, scholar with the Williams Institute at UCLA; Geoff Kors, executive director, Equality California;
Lynn Sorgenfrei, assistant regional census manager.
The census didn’t recognize same sex marriages. This is just more hogwash misinterpretation. The software was tweeked in order to try to detect and then count same sex couples living together. No attempt was ever given recognize those couples as married.
Jail Time for Thought Crime – is the next phase of the ‘tolerance’ Gaystapo:
HGTV cancels reality TV show after left-wingers ‘expose’ the stars’ pro-life, pro-family views
(LifeSiteNews.com) – The home improvement television network HGTV has canceled a proposed reality show after a left-wing website printed an “exposé” of the evangelical stars’ pro-life, pro-family activism…
But the website “Right-Wing Watch,” a project of Hollywood producer Norman Lear’s People for the American Way, ranan article yesterday denouncing the Benhams as “anti-gay, anti-Choice extremists.”…
However, it was the family’s opposition to same-sex “marriage” that seems to have flipped the tables on their TV future.
The Benham brothers helped successfully overcome the lobbying of the president of the United States to see North Carolina pass a constitutional ban on gay ‘marriage’ by a landslide. Amendment One, which defines marriage “between one man and one woman,” passed by a 61-39 percent margin in May 2012…
“You begin to understand how chilling it’s been to corporations,” Benham said. “Now you begin to see how Dan Cathy backed down on his stand at Chick-fil-A that marriage was between a man and a woman,” opting not to be vocal on social issues in the future.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/hgtv-cancels-reality-tv-show-after-left-wingers-expose-stars-pro-life-pro-f?
Jail time? really? And by that extension there will be jail time for all those Catholic teachers in Oakland who lose their jobs too.
YFC – do you know the difference between PRIVATE RELIGIOUS schools, and secular government schools (and secular corporations)?
The US Supreme Court has already ruled on this by an UNANIMOUS VOTE in a Lutheran school case.
There is a huge difference.
Targeting is such an Un-Good Word, perhaps ‘tolerance training’ fits a more PC kind of Pogrom underway (For which Lois Lerner of the IRS in Now in Contempt of Congress), although ‘Pander or Perish’ still does the job – of taking away jobs from the Un-Good:
The Burying of a Scandal: TV News Hides the Facts on the IRS’s Targeting of Conservatives
Summary: After a partisan report last June absurdly suggested that progressive groups were just as likely to be scrutinized as conservative ones, ABC, CBS and NBC essentially abandoned their coverage of the IRS targeting scandal which broke one year ago this week.
Read more: https://newsbusters.org/blogs/rich-noyes/2014/05/07/burying-scandal-tv-news-hides-facts-irs-s-targeting-conservatives#ixzz315xSVR9e
Michael please sue if you were discriminated. I pray for you to get the right support. I trust in Jesus to help you and open up those doors to you.
Abeca, suing is not as easy as you seem to think. There are more Americans who cannot AFFORD their day in court than most people realize.
Michael McDermott represents himself pro se.
Tracy I know its not as easy. But notice that the enemy uses their anger/hatred against the truth, to to give themselves leverage, the push to persevere in evil, to use the courts and their hard work is paying off. Good people often give up too soon now a days because they feel out numbered or due to indifference but if we unite, we can beat this one trial at a time. Of course, we must always do everything through prayer and fasting. Prayer is key. Love and prayer.
Pacific Justice is a good organization who also helps out people of faith, I would look them up too if anyone needs them.
Abecca – I went to Law School in order to learn enough to protect My Rights and those of Others (like Faithful Catholics) – only after learning first hand how corrupt and debased the Legal ‘profession’ and our ‘Turkey Baster Creationist’ Courts were – the hard way.
I also filed an Amicus (friend of the court) Brief in the Proposition 8 case in former judge walkers farce – as well as a follow up letter to the Courts in which I stated that to describe the atmosphere in walkers Courtroom as ‘Circus Like’ – would be an insult to the professionalism of Circus workers.
Civil Rights / Discrimination Law (Like Title VII) is allegedly gender neutral – but the Misandry that pervades legal education like fluoride in the water – also controls the rest of the business too.
SEE
https://www.wnd.com/2013/03/website-tracking-californias-gender-insanity/
And, Michael, you wonder why nobody takes you seriously! You can’t go through life calling people names and expect them to want to deal with you. Sugar always catches more flies than vinegar. Try being nice to people, including those on this site, and you may increase your influence. ‘Turkey Baster Creationist’ Courts and “Circus Like courtrooms” are terms that are not likely to get you much respect from those who work in and/or manage the court system. Whenever we don’t like how the system is working, it is our obligation to try to elect a different group of people to represent us. If you want to change the system, change the people. In organizations and in government, personnel is policy. Until we can elect a super majority in the Senate and an overwhelming number in the House, and in state legislatures and Governors’ offices, nothing will change. I voted today, did you?
Bob one, everyone has their own styles and no matter how sugary coated someone is, if they are misleading people I would not follow. I would rather have someone tough and their moral convictions, at least I know they won’t back stab and go wishy washy on me.
You are conditional on people of faith, judgmental but on people who stray, you might be a little too lenient. Why is that? That is why people of faith don’t unite because they are always conditional and pick on flaws instead of uniting on issues of moral ground, they nit pit. Set aside your differences and fight the good fight. For the good of the People, for religious freedom and for our children, not for own ego’s just because we are always nit picking and being petty just because we don’t like someone or agree on how they go about it becuase of this and that…WHO CARES! We need to unite because we love God, value real freedom and His ways and we need to defend common ground that is honorable to GOD almighty! Just saying, don’t take my words as war but as charity because that is what they are. But again, those who are full of pride will not see charity when its in front of them!
Its a wake up call folks.
I will bread with tradition and respond to B-1 if not Your Fellow Troll, saying: ” ‘Turkey Baster Creationist’ Courts and “Circus Like courtrooms” are terms that are not likely to get you much respect from those who work in and/or manage the court system”..
Bobo – The Courts are like Law schools – Misandrist and Proud to be so.
“Turkey Baster Creationism” is all the Rage amongst the Twysted Systerhood, and you can look up on line all the stories about how to conceive (Heterosexually) without having the Male organ of rape and oppression (P-ns) Touch the Womyn.
Such Misandry (Hatred of Men & Boys, Masculinity & Normal Heterosexuality) Drives the Separatist / Neo-Exterminationist Agenda (proudly displayed during the annual tax subsidized SF Dyke March), and seeks to exterminate Maleness as a Legal Concept, kind of like the Nuremberg Laws of the Homo-Nazi Reich only as a kinder & gentler and a more permanent final solution to the Male Problem.
As for Circuses – I was in the front row at former judge Walkers showroom, and witnessed first hand what I reported on. I later wrote a letter to Judge Ware about walkers bias & disqualification and the ‘”audience participation” in Court – which was ignored, just like the will of the Majority of Voters in this State and many others – who made clear in their Constitutions that the ‘Scarecrow Logic’ of these Black Robed Rulers was junk science based.