Port Coquitlam, B.C.--The member of the Knights of Columbus who is in charge of renting the fraternity's hall for weddings and other events was fired from his job at Costco.

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Port Coquitlam, B.C. -- The member of the Knights of Columbus who is in charge of renting the fraternity's hall for weddings and other events was fired from his job at Costco; he alleges that it was for his involvement in denying Tracey Smith and Deborah Chymyshyn a hall for their same-sex "wedding."

In an interview with LifeSiteNews, David Hauser said he is convinced the series of events leading up to the refusal were orchestrated. He said management at the store "constantly tried to lure him into arguments." His boss at Costco, Mike Checko, a homosexual, fired him November 3, 2004.

Costco has received numerous complaints since the story of Hauser's firing was released. They deny terminating his employment for any reason "not directly related to his ... workplace performance." An investigation by LifeSiteNews of Costco for its record on family and life issues revealed that Costco offers same-sex benefits to its employees and that Costco founders, Jeffrey Brotman and James Sinegal, backed pro-abortion Democrat John Kerry for U.S. president (LifeSiteNews.com, Dec. 13 and 21, 2005).