A Baptist pastor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, says he was abruptly fired from his job at the local public library for refusing to refer to a transgender trainee by male pronouns—citing his religious convictions as the reason for his stance.
Luke Ash, lead pastor at Stevendale Baptist Church, had been working as a library technician at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library for under six months when the incident occurred. Speaking with conservative podcast host Tony Perkins on a July 15 episode of Washington Watch, Ash said his termination took place just days after he declined to…
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