Christian lifeguard can't handle standing near a Pride flag, sues Los Angeles
Christian lifeguard can't handle standing near a Pride flag, sues Los Angeles
Who's the snowflake now?
I’m sick of Christians who work for the public suing because they don’t want to do their jobs.
If you cannot serve the whole public, quit your job in public service.
Sometimes, a "reasonable accommodation" is to let them quit.
It cracks me up though. they accomodated him. Put him at a station that didn't have a flag. then he went and removed the 3 other flags that were simply in view....
What I hate the most is that his whole excuse is bullshit. The Bible dosen't even know what being gay is, it's only against bronze age booty thief power displays, it knows absolutely nothing about being trans, these people really need to start specifying that they are against 'loving thy neighbor' because they interpret out of context verses written in old English they don't understand to mean they can hate people they don't like or are currently pretending not to be one of.
That someone who believes in the Bible and is professionally contracted to prevent people from drowning is being upset they are doing that job near the Biblical symbol of a covenant not to drown humanity again is making me drown in the irony.
Please send help.
Wow I hadn't even thought of it that way. For real.
What is the biblical symbol you're referencing? Explain it like I'm not a Christian (I'm not lol).
It's a reference to Noah's Ark, where God supposedly flooded the whole world except two of each animal and Noah's family, then put a rainbow in the sky as a symbol that He'd never do it again. Young Earth Creationists and their like take the story as fact, despite the fact that such an event would have put humanity well below the number of people needed for a stable gene pool, and that two of an animal likely wouldn't repopulate an entire species. I digress.
Brilliant :D
Snowflake.
“The colors, they’re too scary!”
What does he do if a man needs mouth to mouth?
I think you can just say "No Homo" and do whatever. Sources needed.
The lack of socks cancels that out.
I think you just have to waft it in, Mr Bean style.
How many bets this asshole goes on and on about how people are too easily offended and cancel culture is out of control?
I'll sue every building with a cross inside since Christianity offends me.
Here's something they can do
I've never seen a snowflake on a SoCal beach before.
They're all over Huntington Beach
Those are ooids.
It's very rare, but we even get some from time to time east of the mountains. They don't really ever stick, but it has happened.
These christyboys must have such a hard time with such prejudice
Pride and prejudice
The sequel, pride and prejudice and projection.
Lol
Yes, boys... hard... Oh god, I've got to go sue someone now!
I wish people, regardless of personal beliefs, experiences, or values, would learn to appreciate one another for the things they have in common, and stop being triggered by the expressions of those characteristics that we don't.
I love so many people that don't vote, worship, recreate, or otherwise live life like I do. That doesn't change who I am, and I would never want to change who they are.
Stop hating each other FFS.
Preach
What if the homophobic lifeguard sees someone drowning that "looks gay"? I don't know if this guy can do his job.
Bigoted fuck
Rule in his favor, then I have precedent to sue every church, business, and government entity that displays a cross. ❤️
Little typically works at Will Rogers Beach, long considered a safe space among LGBTQ+ beach goers. The beach is so popular with queer residents and visitors that it earned the nickname "Ginger Rogers Beach.
Why doesn't he just ask to be stationed at a different beach? He's offended by a flag, but not a bunch of men and women making everyday PDAs right in front of him?
Because it's all bullshit and he's just a greedy asshole who wants to make a quick buck at taxpayers expense. Fuck him.
Jeffery Little, who has worked for the city for 22 years, filed a lawsuit on Friday claiming he is being discriminated against for his evangelical faith by being made to stand in the same vicinity as the Progress Pride flag. Little alleges he was suspended from his role with the department’s background investigation unit last year after he took down three LGBTQ+ flags during Pride month.
The Los Angeles county board of supervisors voted last year to require the rainbow banner be flown during the month of June at government buildings, which includes lifeguard stands. Little, who claimed the flags present a “direct conflict” with his religious beliefs, fought to be placed at stations that would not fly the flag, as they did not have the right flag poles to fly any banner.
I gotta go to work so I’ll leave that to comment for myself.
The lifeguard seemed particularly triggered by the turquoise and pink stripes on the original Pride flag designed by Gilbert Baker, which represent magic and sex, respectively.
Gonna go out on a limb and say that this man is no fun at parties.
Wait shit that's an option? Can we get a version of the progress flag with magic and sex pls?
This lifeguard only THINKS they're a Christian. A real Christian wouldn't care because not only does GOD love all, but we're all made in his image. Gay L, straight, Bi, Trans, Asexual. All of us.
He's a Christian like any other and Christians will have to recognize that their beliefs are responsible for a lot of homophobia, instead of saying that anyone who makes them look bad is not a "true" Christian.
Not true. I'm a Christian who's studying to be a minister and I am an allay. I support LGBTQ individuals right to marry, adopt, basically live their lives as equal members of the human race, because that's what they are.
GLBTA? I honestly thought you were spelling something out with that
GAY L
Stop kink shaming guys, it’s clear this dork has a persecution fetish!
Harder daddy harder
As it never rains in southern california, this guy has never seen a rainbow in his life, pretty sure.
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before.
Why not just ban christianity?
