This case was set up from the beginning. Four months before he applied to work at Liberty University, Jonathan began taking female hormones.

When offered the IT job that required him to interact with students, Jonathan readily signed a doctrinal statement agreeing to abide by the university’s deeply held religious beliefs as a condition of employment. The doctrinal statement clearly states that human beings were created, not evolved, in the very image of God, as either biologically male or female from the womb, and that it is a sinful act prohibited by God to deny one’s birth sex by self-identification with a different gender.

But Jonathan lied when he signed that statement to deceive the Christian school. As I said, Jonathan, it turns out, had been taking female hormones for four months prior to the job offer, and secretly continued with his plans to change his name and undergo surgery after signing the doctrinal statement and starting his job.

Ten days after Jonathan’s 90-day probationary period ended, he dropped the bomb meant to execute his plan. In a letter to the school, Jonathan admitted he had been deceiving the Christian university and demanded that the school abandon its doctrine, allowing him to dress like a woman and be called “Ellenor” at work.

And because Liberty University offers health insurance to full-time employees, Jonathan also expected this Christian university’s health insurance to pay for the rest of his surgeries.

School officials informed Jonathan his path was inconsistent with Liberty University’s sincere religious convictions and doctrinal requirements and that his employment was terminated.

Jonathan set up this case with the ACLU and quickly sued the school.

The entire case, Zinski v. Liberty University, is a setup designed to force not only Liberty University but ALL Christian institutions to abandon the Word of God, and instead adopt the LGBTQ’s radical, gender-bending ideology.

Don’t let the ACLU & LGBTQ win! Defend religious freedom today.

Liberty Counsel is representing Liberty University and filed a motion replete with solid legal arguments with the court last week outlining Jonathan’s deception, while requesting this outrageous case to be dismissed.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act permits religious educational institutions to make employment decisions consistent with their religious doctrine and mission. The First Amendment Free Exercise Clause also protects Liberty University against Jonathan’s meritless claims, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act prohibits the application of federal employment statutes that substantially burden Liberty’s sincerely held religious beliefs.

Liberty University has the freedom to employ a workforce that is in full compliance with its sincere religious convictions, doctrine, and mission. Employees who fundamentally ignore the biological reality of their God-given birth would violate Liberty University’s sincerely held religious beliefs and its Christian mission. Jonathan deceptively agreed to the doctrinal statement, and now seeks to change the Christian mission of the school.

Liberty has the right to uphold its sincere Christian religious beliefs and doctrinal statement and to require its employees to do the same.

Jonathan and the ACLU set up Liberty University. Their attempt to undermine the university will not succeed because the law protects the ability of religious organizations to operate consistent with their mission.

Many legal scholars are closely watching this case because it has the potential to set major precedent for the nation. This is the tip of the spear where the LGBTQ agenda collides with religious freedom. We will not allow the ACLU to crush Christian organizations.

This case should be dismissed. However, even if dismissed, it is almost certain that the ACLU will appeal. And that’s fine, Liberty Counsel is ready willing and uniquely able to fight for Christian universities and institutions all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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