Teacher offered job, then asked if he was gay, and subsequently fired...

[cynatnite]

Jonathan Zeng, a singer and music teacher from Cincinnati, was offered a teaching job at Cincinnati Hills, a nondenominational Christian academy, which he accepted. Several hours later he was called in, asked if he is gay, and fired. He describes what happened after he accepted the job in a letter to the school board's trustees:

Shortly after the conclusion of this meeting, Mr. Thompson called and asked me to return to complete some necessary business they had forgotten. He explained that there was an issue weighing on his mind because of my application answers regarding my belief in Christ's unconditional love and that we as Christ's followers are to show that love to all without judgment. These responses prompted him to ask if I was a homosexual. I was completely taken aback by this and asked why that was important. He explained that it was school policy not to employ teachers who are homosexual. When I asked why, he said that it was because I would work with children and because of the sanctity of marriage. I can't begin to say how offensive and painful his comments were. I had no idea the school held such a viewpoint. Mr. Thompson was kind enough to offer me a ride, which I refused.

Towleroad has obtained a full copy of Zeng's letter and description of the incident.


http://www.towleroad.com/2012/06/zeng.html#ixzz1x2NixoO2

[HockeyMom]

1. I would NEVER take a position with a Christian, or Catholic, school

Any religious organization that requires a "morals" clause in their contracts according to their religion, is not a place to work unless you follow their religion by 100%. Do you want to chance that? I have heard of Catholic schools firing teachers when they found out they were gay, divroced, used contraception, had IVF, or were sterilized.

That is NO WAY to work, or live.

[TlalocW]

2. Wow, Christ's unconditional love sends up red flags at Christian Schools

Only problem with the Bible verse, "Jesus wept," is that it's past tense.

TlalocW

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. +1000

Oh, the irony..................

I guess the real problem is that the guy forgot that Christ's love had to be conditional and exclusive to the "right" sort of people.

[Woody Woodpecker]

3. He should sic EEOC on those assholes

And force them to pay him money for this waste of time.

[obamanut2012]

5. He can't unless they accept public money

Which I doubt they do.

[Woody Woodpecker]

7. I bet they do - faith based initiatives

is still public money.

[truebrit71]

8. Even if you are a private company you still can't discriminate based on sex religion or gender...

...right? Otherwise ALL private companies would fire anyone they deemed 'undesirable' at anytime..???

[Mairead]

4. If he has the offer in writing, they're screwed.

Breach of contract, big bucks. And fully deserving, too.