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Originally Posted by chemgear
http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/09/11...hes-been-fired
You repeatedly suggested that The City was requiring you to operate the Pride Bus and that you would lose your job if you refused.
No one ever asked you to operate the Pride Bus and you were specifically advised that you would not be assigned the Pride Bus as part of your work.
You identified yourself as a Calgary Transit employee in connection with your Facebook profile page where you have posted Nazi-related content which is abhorrent and contrary to the values The City promotes,” states the letter.
It was a depiction of a rainbow flag with a swastika in the centre and the word “homofacism” written on it, he said.
He also posted a second photo referencing Nazism, meant to convey a similar message, he said.
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More people need to pay attention to this as the argument still seems to be going in circles. The guy was obviously soapboxing (I guess I'm making that a word) and probably wasn't even asked to drive the bus. Moreover, he identified himself on his Facebook page as a CT employee while at the same time using Nazi imagery (even if he claims he was just doing it in an ironic way). His version of events is suspect at best as his own Facebok page outed him for the guy he is, and dragged CT into the battle. They had no option but to terminate him after that.
He was very justly fired and I'm not sure how anyone can argue that.
Secondly, for those that think 'hating Christians' is a thing now, give your head a shake. No one hates Christians and no one is preventing them from practicing their beliefs. They are only protecting the rights of others. If your religious viewpoints encourage taking away or limiting the rights of others, than maybe you should take a look at just how good or fair your viewpoints are. And if your freedom of speech outs you for being an intolerant asshat, everyone else has the freedom of speech to tell you just that. Works both ways.