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Attorney: Fired Allstate Employee's Trial Carries Implications for Religious Freedom

By Jim Brown
July 19, 2005

(AgapePress) - "There's a pre-trial hearing on Wednesday (July 20) in the case of a former Allstate employee who claims the insurance company fired him for writing an article against homosexual "marriage." The outcome of the case will likely determine whether a Christian employee can be fired for expressing his religious beliefs while off the job.

Former Allstate security manager Matt Barber recently filed a federal lawsuit against the company, alleging viewpoint discrimination. An investigation by the state of Illinois concluded that Barber was terminated because an "outside organization" complained about an article he wrote on his own time. The article defending traditional marriage appeared on several conservative Internet sites. (See earlier article)

Barber's attorney, Matt Davis, says there is a great deal riding on the outcome of the case."

http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/7/192005a.asp

There was a post on this forum about this a while back, I couldn't find it
but this is the update.

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http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=19850&highlight=allstate
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