Raw Story reports:
A taxpayer-funded Christian school in Florida recently cited its “awesome God” as the reason it fired a teacher for her so-called “lifestyle choice” to be a lesbian.
Here's what happened:
Pfeiffer said that she moved to Florida to work as a dancer for Disney, and then took a job at Aloma Methodist Early Childhood Learning Center. But after her girlfriend began working as substitute teacher in another part of the school, rumors started to spread.
Even though Pfeiffer insisted that the couple tried to keep their relationship private, the school director eventually called her into her office to confront her about it.
“And then she was like, ‘Is it true what the rumors are about you and Kelly?’ and I said ‘Yes,” Pfeiffer recalled. “I said, ‘Could I be fired for that?’ and she said ‘Yes.’”
“Basically she said that what I’m doing is not socially acceptable and I’m living a life of sin.”
Within days, Pfeiffer was out of a job.
Here's the most ridiculous part:
Aloma Methodist Early Childhood Learning Center receives $2,442 in taxpayer funding per child from the state of Florida for providing voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) during the school year. The state pays the school $2,080 per child during the summer session.
And here are the "special rights" that, while claiming LGBT people are afforded them, the religious right always demands and always gets:
Attorneys pointed out to WFTV that the school had not broken any laws by firing Pfeiffer for her sexual orientation. An ordinance in Orange County, where the school is located, prohibits discrimination against LGBT people, but churches are exempted.
This is fucking ludicrous. Listen up, churches and religious organisations everywhere:
If you take money from ordinary citizens in the form of taxes, you don't get to discriminate. Not in employment, not in services, not for any reason (other than merit). Period. No exceptions. Don't give me this BS about your "sincerely held religious beliefs." I don't give a shit. You want to live according to your beliefs? Fine. Then live according to your own budget as well. Don't demand that taxpayers be forced to fund your delusions and brainwashings without getting something in return. Don't demand that your government, which must ensure equality of its citizens, sanction your efforts to ensure inequality among your employees.
Sadly, everything that I have just described did happen, and is perfectly legal.
And we're supposed to believe that Christians are persecuted in this country?
Cry me a fucking river, please.