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A Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to fire a gay teacher who announced his marriage on social media a decade ago, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, reversing a judge’s earlier decision. 

A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, reversed a 2021 ruling that Charlotte Catholic High School and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte had violated Lonnie Billard’s federal employment protections against sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The school said Billard wasn’t invited back as a substitute teacher because of his “advocacy in favor of a position that is opposed to what the church teaches about marriage,” a court document said.

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[–] nixcamic@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

To a lot of people religion is a fundamental part of who they are, on par with or often even greater than their sexuality. Giving that up is just not an option.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like an especially severe addiction to me.

[–] nixcamic@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I mean you could say the same about cultural identity or sexuality. You'd be wrong all three times.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Religion is like sexuality or following traditions, you don't get a choice?

Lol

[–] nixcamic@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I mean nothing is 100% like something else, I included sexuality as a comparison to how fundamental it is to people, it's obviously not a complete analogue in every way 🙄

And culture is not just "following traditions" lol it's your worldview, how your process information and so much more.