Christian fired for refusing LGBTQ+ job training loses court battle

[icymist]

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling against a man who was fired for refusing to attend an LGBTQ+ training session that he said violated his religious beliefs.

In 2018, Raymond Zdunski — a senior account clerk who worked seven years at a Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in Erie County, New York — refused twice to attend a job training session entitled “LGBTQ Cultural Competency,” The Buffalo News reported.

[...]The state-mandated anti-discrimination training was designed “to facilitate a safe environment for both students and staff,” according to David O’Rourke, the district’s superintendent and the BOCES’s CEO.

In February 2018, Zdunski told his bosses he didn’t want to attend and listen to “indoctrination that is in contradiction to the tenets of his faith.” He said his beliefs “are dictated to him by the Holy Scripture,” his lawsuit noted. He requested that the BOCES create a mandatory training session about anti-Christian discrimination.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/03/christian-man-fired-for-refusing-lgbtq-job-training-loses-court-battle/

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. This idiot deserved to be fired

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. Wonder if this will (or even could) go to SCOTUS

Could be one to watch if it does. I mean, the Dirty Six generally-speaking have disdain for the working class, but then they love them some sky-daddy mumbo-jumbo.

It is paradoxical how much this sort of training ... is EXACTLY what this guy actually needed/needs.

[Me.]

3. Door.Hit.Way Out

[CurtEastPoint]

4. typical fuckstick

[atreides1]

5. I'm confused.

“It just seems like the country is against the Christian way of life, and it’s for everything else,” Zdunski said.

When I was a Christian(Catholic)...I was told that the Christian way of life was to follow the teachings of Christ and to try and do as he did!

I guess that now means to cover up your bigotry by using your "faith"!!!

[patphil]

6. He exercised his religious freedom, and freed himself to find another job.

And that's the way it should be. If you can't follow the rules, then you can't work there.

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. Bullshit on the "christian" part of that title...

NOTHING christian about that person. MAYBE a "church goer" at best.

[flying_wahini]

8. I would bet he doesn't attend church. Just a hunch.