Case of Being ‘Too Religious’ Returned to Lower Court
Daniel and Sharon Dixon managed Thornwood Terrace Apartments in Lake City, Florida, for The Hallmark Companies (no connection to the greeting card company). Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel, which represented them in the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, explains what happened.
“The supervisor came into the office and told them to remove this artwork that had a lily and underneath it [displayed a phrase from Matthew 6:28]…’Consider the lilies,'” he shares. “Before they were even able to resolve that matter, the employees were told that they were fired because they were ‘too religious.'” (See earlier article)
The Dixons were also given 72 hours to vacate their apartment. A lower court dismissed the case, but the Eleventh Circuit sent it back for trial before a jury.
“I believe that Hallmark Companies cannot sweep religion from the workplace, as they tried to do in this particular situation — and we look forward to presenting this case to a jury,” says Staver. “The Hallmark Companies, I don’t believe, will find much sympathy for firing an entire family and throwing them out in the street simply for being ‘too religious.'”
Prior to the run-in with the supervisor, there had never been a complaint about the couple’s performance.
(Source: Onenewsnow)
