Re: Massachusetts Man Fired for Telling Colleague that Homosexual Behavior Is Wrong

[Anonymous]

In article <Xns9CBE81E6...@127.0.0.1>
All The More Reason <banlib...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/nov/09110904.html
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> BOSTON, MA, November 9, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) -- A deputy manager at a
> Brookstone retail store in Boston's Logan Airport says he was fired from
> his job for telling a visiting manager that he believed her homosexual
> behavior to be wrong. Brookstone, however, has justified its action by
> referring to Massachusetts' legalization of same-sex "marriage."
>
> "It was because I expressed my belief that homosexuality is wrong.
> That's the reason that I was fired," Peter Vidala told
> MassResistance.org.
>
> The incident leading to Vidala's termination began when a visiting
> manager told Vidala that she was getting married. Vidala congratulated
> her and asked where he (her husband) was taking her for the honeymoon.
> The other manager corrected him, saying "where is she taking me."
>
> "I didn't say anything, I quickly changed the subject, and I kind of
> went on with the workday," Vidala said. But the manager continued to
> repeatedly mention her female 'fianc�e' throughout the day.
>
> "It made me uncomfortable because I see that sort of behavior as
> immoral, personally," Vidala said. And so when the manager mentioned
> her "marriage" for what Vidala says was "at least the fourth time,"
> Vidala felt compelled to speak.
>
> "Regarding homosexuality, I believe that that 's bad stuff," Vidala says
> he told the manager. He says that he was going to continue by
> explaining that he would prefer her not to bring it up in the workplace,
> but she started laughing.
>
> "Get over it. HR buddy, keep your opinions to yourself," she said. A
> few hours later Vidala was suspended; two days later Vidala received a
> termination letter, which accuses him of "harassment" and of "imposing"
> his beliefs upon others.
>
> Vidala, however, perceives the situation differently. He told Fox News
> that he felt the manager could discern his opinions and that he was
> "intentionally goaded" by the manager to comment on her relationship.
>
> "She knew how I felt about homosexuality," Vidala said. "When you talk
> to someone about something like that, you want their support. She was
> kind of looking into my eyes for that social cue for me to say, 'I'm
> happy for you.' But I really couldn't feel happy for her."
>
> Perhaps more disturbingly, however, Vidala says that Brookstone's letter
> "cited the fact that so-called homosexual marriage is legal in
> Massachusetts. And that's why this superior of mine talking about her
> fianc�e wasn't considered harassing to Brookstone."
>
> "If homosexual marriage does become legal in your state," he warned,
> "you could be fired from your job as well, just for expressing your
> belief that you disagree with that lifestyle."
>
> Advocates of homosexual "marriage" have long denied that such
> legalization would injure those who believe homosexual behavior to be
> wrong. Vidala's case, however, adds to a growing list of instances that
> seem to indicate the opposite.
>
> For instance, homosexual behavior is taught as normative in
> Massachussets schools. Parents Robb and Robin Wirthlin lost a case
> against the school after their 2nd-grade son was taught about homosexual
> behavior without their permission.
>
> Even in states such as New Mexico, where same-sex "marriage" is not
> legal, a husband-and-wife photography company was successfully sued for
> refusing to photograph a homosexual commitment ceremony. Similarly, a
> Methodist association in New Jersey was stripped of its tax-exempt
> status for part of its property by refusing to allow a homosexual
> "couple" to use its pavilion for a civil union ceremony.
>
> Vidala was also disturbed by a video Brookstone shows to all new
> employees to help illustrate its personnel policies. According to
> Vidala, in it a man who describes himself as gay says that he was
> offended by overhearing another man say, "Well, gee, you know, I'd be
> uncomfortable if a homosexual hit on me."
>
> Vidala continued: "You could have a so-called homosexual person hit on
> you [if you work for Brookstone], and you won't be able to say anything,
> because by expressing your belief that what they're doing is wrong,
> you're harassing them."
>
> Vidala, get yourself a good lawyer, you'll own that corporation of gay
> bigotry.

Sue that carpet munching bitch and Brookstone for discrimination.

[juanjo]

On Nov 11, 3:15 am, Anonymous <cri...@ecn.org> wrote:
> In article <Xns9CBE81E6FBE5DF4F...@127.0.0.1>

> All The More Reason <banliberal...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/nov/09110904.html
>
> > BOSTON, MA, November 9, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) -- A deputy manager at a
> > Brookstone retail store in Boston's Logan Airport says he was fired from
> > his job for telling a visiting manager that he believed her homosexual
> > behavior to be wrong.  Brookstone, however, has justified its action by
> > referring to Massachusetts' legalization of same-sex "marriage."
>
> > "It was because I expressed my belief that homosexuality is wrong.
> > That's the reason that I was fired," Peter Vidala told
> > MassResistance.org.
>
> > The incident leading to Vidala's termination began when a visiting
> > manager told Vidala that she was getting married.  Vidala congratulated
> > her and asked where he (her husband) was taking her for the honeymoon.
> > The other manager corrected him, saying "where is she taking me."
>
> > "I didn't say anything, I quickly changed the subject, and I kind of
> > went on with the workday," Vidala said.  But the manager continued to

> > repeatedly mention her female 'fiancée' throughout the day.

>
> > "It made me uncomfortable because I see that sort of behavior as
> > immoral, personally," Vidala said.  And so when the manager mentioned
> > her "marriage" for what Vidala says was "at least the fourth time,"
> > Vidala felt compelled to speak.
>
> > "Regarding homosexuality, I believe that that 's bad stuff," Vidala says
> > he told the manager.  He says that he was going to continue by
> > explaining that he would prefer her not to bring it up in the workplace,
> > but she started laughing.
>
> > "Get over it.  HR buddy, keep your opinions to yourself," she said.  A
> > few hours later Vidala was suspended; two days later Vidala received a
> > termination letter, which accuses him of "harassment" and of "imposing"
> > his beliefs upon others.
>
> > Vidala, however, perceives the situation differently.  He told Fox News
> > that he felt the manager could discern his opinions and that he was
> > "intentionally goaded" by the manager to comment on her relationship.
>
> > "She knew how I felt about homosexuality," Vidala said.  "When you talk
> > to someone about something like that, you want their support. She was
> > kind of looking into my eyes for that social cue for me to say, 'I'm
> > happy for you.'  But I really couldn't feel happy for her."
>
> > Perhaps more disturbingly, however, Vidala says that Brookstone's letter
> > "cited the fact that so-called homosexual marriage is legal in
> > Massachusetts.  And that's why this superior of mine talking about her

> > fiancée wasn't considered harassing to Brookstone."

One thing is for certain, you never studied law.