Two flight attendants are suing Alaska Airlines, alleging they were ‘canceled’ for their religious beliefs when they questioned the airline’s support for the Equality Act. FOX13
Marli Brown and Lacey Smith filed religious discrimination charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Aug. 2021, and were granted ‘right-to-sue’ letters by the department in 2022.
The airline made their announcement on an internal employee message board, and according to court documents, Brown and Smith were ‘compelled by their Christian faith’ to comment on the decision."Does Alaska support: endangering the Church, encouraging suppression of religious freedom, obliterating women rights and parental rights? This act will Force [sic] every American to agree with controversial government-imposed ideology on or be treated as an outlaw.
Court documents say Smith commented, "As a company, do you think it’s possible to regulate morality?"
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