Flight Attendants Allegedly Fired By Airline For Christian Beliefs

Flight attendants allegedly fired by airline for 'Christian beliefs'

Bob Unruh 

Alaska Airlines has been accused by two former employees of anti-religious discrimination after the corporation fired them for asking questions about the company's promotion of the Equality Act, an issue the company itself had proposed for discussion on a type of chat forum.

According to First Liberty Institute, the formal complaints have been filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and charge the company discriminated against the two flight attendants because of their "Christian beliefs."

The former employees' union is also named, as it was accused of joining in the company's agenda against the employees.

Alaska Airlines did not respond to a WND request for comment.

According to the Heritage Foundation, the proposed legislation would penalize Americans who don't affirm gender ideology, compel individuals to speak messages with which they disagree, would close down charities unless they relinquished their religion, allow for males who call themselves females to participate in sports events designated for girls or women, would coerce medical professionals to perform body-mutilating surgeries when told to, would jeopardize parental rights and "enable sexual assault."

One dismissal notice explained that considering "gender identity" a "moral issue" was, in itself, a "discriminatory statement."

Another question involved religious freedom, and prompted the company to fire the commenter.

"The corporate 'canceling' of our clients by Alaska Airlines makes a mockery of laws that protect religious Americans from employment discrimination," said David Hacker, director of litigation for First Liberty Institute. "It is a blatant violation of state and federal civil rights laws to discriminate against someone in the workplace because of their religious beliefs and expression. Every American should be frightened if an employer can fire them for simply asking questions based on their religious beliefs about culturally important issues."

The corporation had posted its endorsement of the volatile Equality Act on an internal message board in early 2021, and the two flight attendants responded with their concerns about its impact on religious liberty and more.

The complaints to the EEOC point out, "[Our clients are] firmly committed to equality and diversity and always treating others with kindness and respect. [They] simply sought clarification of the airlines’ position, yet after asking [their] question[s] in response to the company’s invitation, [they were] fired. In firing [our clients], Alaska Airlines discriminated against them on the basis of religion, perpetuated a hostile work environment, failed to grant them a religious accommodation allowing them to express their opinions on the same basis as other protected classes, and retaliated against them."