Posted on 05/17/2014 7:34:36 AM PDT by daniel1212
Georgia health officials on Friday retracted a job offer made to Pasadena's former public health director, who had come under fire for controversial remarks he made on homosexuality and evolution.
Dr. Eric Walsh, a Seventh-day Adventist preacher, interviewed for the position about two weeks ago and had received an offer letter with a start date of mid-June.
But Walsh never mentioned that he had recently been placed on leave from his job in Pasadena because of controversial sermons he gave on homosexuality and evolution, Georgia officials said.
The sermons were discovered during a background check that happens as the last phase of the hiring process, spokesman Ryan Deal said....
The move comes two days after Walsh resigned from his position as the director of Pasadena's public health department.
Walsh, who had directed the department since 2010, was widely scrutinized after he was selected to replace openly gay screenwriter Dustin Lance Black as Pasadena City College's commencement speaker.
Students at the college found videos of his sermons online, transcribed them and shared them with media. Walsh then canceled his commencement appearance, citing a scheduling conflict, and Black ended up giving the speech.
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Well, Luther would qualify for that.
Purposely ambiguous. I actually called Verizon about that years ago, as "otherwise objectionable" "violative of any law" type terms are so wide that Sox vs. Yankees disputes could be banned, while conservative values are what they have in focus. But they assured me they were not going to do that. As did Hitler.
Sounds like a “religious test” prohibited by the Constitution. He should sue!
“He wouldn’t be able to get EEOC off it’s “Secretary Spread,” but he has an explicit, actionable federal case of illegal discrimination.”
Agreed! We’re dealing here with a government post, not a private corporation, and the Constitution forbids religious tests for public office!
liberals used to say keep your views confined to church. now, its not good enough to bake a wedding cake, and say ‘i am personally opposed to gay marriage.’ gays demand everyone to bend over to them.
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