Christian Company Forced Into “Sensitivity Training” For Standing By Their Values
According to recent reports, a Kentucky business owned by Christians decided that printing a line of T-shirts celebrating a local gay pride event would constitute a compromise of its corporate values. Hands On Originals informed the prospective client of its concern in 2012, sparking backlash from gay activists and human rights groups in the area and beyond.
The Gay and Lesbian Services Organization began by filing a formal complaint against the company in which it alleged the business engaged in discrimination against the gay group. Just this week, reports indicate the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission upheld the GLSO’s assertion and is subjecting employees of Hands On Originals to mandatory sensitivity training.
According to the legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, which argued on the Christian company’s behalf, the ruling is an affront to the freedoms guaranteed to...