A school counselor in Maine could be in trouble for holding traditional views on marriage.
Donald Mendell is the subject of a complaint filed with the state Board of Social Worker Licensure. That took place after he told a co-worker of his support for traditional marriage. Austin R. Nimocks is senior counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), which is representing Mendell. "In Maine...we have this wonderful educator who has received prestigious awards and been nominated for Maine educator of the year," Nimocks explains, "and yet because he believes that marriage is one man and one woman, he is now being threatened to have his license taken away...simply for holding that foundational and fundamental belief." In a press statement, Nimocks says several issues -- aside from the definition of marriage -- are at stake in the Mendall case. "Free speech, freedom of conscience, and religious liberty are also in danger," he says. OneNewsNow asked the attorney whether the complaint was filed to intimidate and silence opponents of the homosexual lifestyle -- similar to the intent of hate crimes laws in Canada and Great Britain. "This complaint [specifies] that this man believes that marriage is one man and one woman, and that that is somehow unacceptable for social workers in the state of Maine," argues the ADF attorney. "[It's] outrageous that we can only have one side of this debate for licensed social workers in the state of Maine. [But] this is what is being purported here." Maine voters today are at the polls trying to overturn a law passed by the legislature to legalize homosexual "marriage." President Obama recently signed into law a hate crimes law for the United States. New hate crimes law is a mistake (commentary)
Donald Mendell is the subject of a complaint filed with the state Board of Social Worker Licensure. That took place after he told a co-worker of his support for traditional marriage. Austin R. Nimocks is senior counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), which is representing Mendell. "In Maine...we have this wonderful educator who has received prestigious awards and been nominated for Maine educator of the year," Nimocks explains, "and yet because he believes that marriage is one man and one woman, he is now being threatened to have his license taken away...simply for holding that foundational and fundamental belief." In a press statement, Nimocks says several issues -- aside from the definition of marriage -- are at stake in the Mendall case. "Free speech, freedom of conscience, and religious liberty are also in danger," he says. OneNewsNow asked the attorney whether the complaint was filed to intimidate and silence opponents of the homosexual lifestyle -- similar to the intent of hate crimes laws in Canada and Great Britain. "This complaint [specifies] that this man believes that marriage is one man and one woman, and that that is somehow unacceptable for social workers in the state of Maine," argues the ADF attorney. "[It's] outrageous that we can only have one side of this debate for licensed social workers in the state of Maine. [But] this is what is being purported here." Maine voters today are at the polls trying to overturn a law passed by the legislature to legalize homosexual "marriage." President Obama recently signed into law a hate crimes law for the United States.
New hate crimes law is a mistake (commentary)
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