Out of Allstate.Chicago-area Christian conservative J. Matt Barber says he was fired from his corporate security job at Allstate Corp. because he denounced same-sex marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable and "the gay lifestyle" in an online article. And since filing a wrongful termination wrongful termination n. a right of an employee to sue his/her employer for damages (loss of wage and "fringe" benefits, and, if against "public policy," for punitive damages). lawsuit in federal court, he's become a cause celebre cause cé·lè·bre n. pl. causes cé·lè·bres 1. An issue arousing widespread controversy or heated public debate. 2. A celebrated legal case. of far-right religious groups, who are demanding he be rehired with back pay. But the insurance giant says Barber was fired not because of his antigay views but because he used company time and property to propagate prop·a·gate v. 1. To cause an organism to multiply or breed. 2. To breed offspring. 3. To transmit characteristics from one generation to another. 4. them. "Allstate would not terminate an employee for expressing their personal religious or lifestyle views on their own time, using their own equipment," said Allstate spokesman Michael Trevino. |
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