From the National Review....

‘Potentially Evangelical’ Professor is Now $125,000 Richer

"I wrote last month about the American Center for Law and Justice’s case on behalf of Dr. Martin Gaskell, a highly respected astronomer. The University of Kentucky denied Dr. Gaskell’s job application apparently because they viewed him as “potentially evangelical” (that’s an actual quote from UK’s internal documents). After a federal court denied UK’s attempt to dismiss the case, the university has now settled, agreeing to pay Professor Gaskell $125,000.

Coming on the heels of June Sheldon’s $100,000 settlement after San Jose Community College fired her for providing a (literally) textbook answer to questions about the origin of homosexual desire, it’s becoming clear that religious discrimination in academia is growing increasingly costly (and those figures don’t include the considerable sums the universities paid to outside counsel to defend their illegal conduct).

Additionally, next Wednesday, I’ll be in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals arguing Prof. Mike Adams’s case against UNC-Wilmington. Dr. Adams was denied promotion through a process that was rife with vitriolic internal commentary regarding his beliefs and speech...."


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