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Austin fire chaplain fired over religious beliefs sues city: I won't recant
FOX News ^ | 8/25/22 | Madeline Coggins

Posted on 10/27/2022 11:06:26 PM PDT by DallasBiff

For eight years, an Austin Fire Department chaplain answered the calls of distressed firefighters and served those serving the community. However, when Dr. Andrew Fox answered the phone on an unsuspecting evening, he learned this would be his last call.

Fox joined "America's Newsroom" Thursday after his volunteer service with the Austin Fire Department was terminated due to religious beliefs shared in a personal blog.

Fox wrote that he believed biological males should not be allowed to compete against biological females. When city officials demanded he recant his statement and apologize, Fox says he apologized to anyone who was offended but could not apologize for his faith.

"When I was fired over the phone, I felt an immediate offense there that my First Amendment rights have been violated of freedom of speech and freedom of religion in something unrelated to my job," Fox told host Dana Perino

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: austin; chaplain; firefighter; woke
Well not surprising, it's Austin.

I'm surprised That the Austin fire dept. had a chaplain.

Just my opinion, but the phone call came from "woke lady" who does a show called "Woke Chat".

It's a SNL reference to Dana Carvey's character, "Church Lady" in the late 80's.

1 posted on 10/27/2022 11:06:26 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

So now governments are dictating what is or isn’t religious doctrine?

That sort of negates the separation between church and state?


2 posted on 10/27/2022 11:29:09 PM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: llevrok

Godless liberals are helping the coming arrival of Satan’s anti-messiah.

They’re laying the groundwork.

The spirit of antichrist is very busy.

Strong Delusion is coming to planet Earth 🌎🌍.

God will send such to the world 🌎🌍.

It’s also Isaiah 5:20 season.


3 posted on 10/27/2022 11:47:51 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: DallasBiff

How can anyone justify firing a chaplain for having religious views?


4 posted on 10/28/2022 12:04:37 AM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: DallasBiff

What does this have to do with a religion? You’re telling me that people who are religious don’t think that it’s unfair for men to compete with women? While claiming their women? I find that hard to believe.


5 posted on 10/28/2022 12:51:58 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: llevrok

Separation of church and state is only an issue with the state when the church’s position conflicts with the state.

When the state wants to control a religion, meh… what separation of church and state?????


6 posted on 10/28/2022 12:57:34 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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To: DallasBiff

Austin. Another marxist sinkhole to be nuked from space, just to be sure. Nobody will miss it’s red university. It can be replaced by loyal Americans in another place.

Get the good people out first, the fire when ready Gridley.


7 posted on 10/28/2022 1:04:50 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: DallasBiff

Simple..... If you’re born with a dick - yer NOT a chick!


8 posted on 10/28/2022 3:28:37 AM PDT by high info voter (Delivery )
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To: higgmeister

We’re no longer a republic.

How do you think?


9 posted on 10/28/2022 3:34:26 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: DallasBiff

Freedom of religion has morphed into Freedom from unapproved religion and Freedom of speech & expression has morphed into Freedom from unaccepted speech and expression in our Post-Constitutional disUnited States.


10 posted on 10/28/2022 4:16:18 AM PDT by Tupelo (Don't under estimate the Republicans ability to f*** things up)
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To: DallasBiff

If not for the fact that I have 7 close relatives who live in Austin suburbs (within ~40 miles), I think a tac nuke on Austin would be alright, after Abbott, Paxton, etc., were removed to safety. The people who run Austin are scum, as are those who vote them into office.


11 posted on 10/29/2022 3:44:15 AM PDT by octex
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