FIRED: Peter Vadala stands outside his former place of employment, Brookstone store in Logan Airport, holding letter of termination.As most readers understand, the primary purpose of this blog is to make available my editorial cartoons and commentary; providing material from other publishers takes a backseat. But sometimes I run across news that cries out for greater attention; when that happens, I try to help out.
For more than a year I've subscribed to the news updates of MassResistance, a pro-family organization that seeks to reverse cultural collapse in Massachusetts. To their very timely story, which appears below, I'll add only this: What you're about to read (and see, via the link) puts an end to the argument that codifying homosexual partnerships affects only homosexuals.
Just like abortion, homosexual marriage is promoted as something that expands freedom. But what it really does is strip away rights guaranteed under the US Constitution-- again, just like abortion. I'm no lawyer, but it's clear even to me that the real victim in this story, Peter Vadala, has been denied the guarantees of the First and Fourteenth Amendments, those of free expression and equal protection. Considering the provocations of the homosexual involved, it seems Mr. Vadala can make a case for sexual harassment, as well:
We all knew it was only a matter of time before this started happening.
A Massachusetts man was fired from a national retail corporation because of his Christian belief regarding same-sex marriage. Peter Vadala was formally terminated from his job as assistant manager of the Brookstone retail store at Boston's Logan Airport after a series of incidents with his supervisor during a workday last summer. See VIDEO and full report here .
As Peter described the incident, he came to work on August 10, 2009 and began his day normally. A female manager from another store was present and began talking to Peter about her upcoming marriage. When Peter asked “where is he taking you for the honeymoon,” she corrected him and said she was not getting married to a "he" but to another woman.
Peter did not immediately react, but when the manager sensed Peter's discomfort with the subject of same-sex “marriage”, the woman apparently continued bringing it up to Peter throughout the day, reiterating that she was getting married to another woman. Finally, after the fourth or fifth time she brought it up, Peter remarked that his Christian beliefs did not accept same-sex marriage. At that point the woman became very angry and bluntly told Peter that he needed to “get over it” and said that she would be immediately contacting the Human Resources department.
A few hours later Peter was notified by a Human Resources representative that he was suspended from work without pay, effective immediately. Two days later, on August 12, after further interaction with the Human Resources department, he was formally notified that he was terminated from the company.
Brookstone's termination letter to Peter states that “in the State of Massachusetts, same-sex marriage is legal.” It goes on to describe Peter's actions as constituting “harassment” and that his comments were “inappropriate and unprofessional.” It further accuses him of “imposing” his beliefs upon others.
In addition, the letter curiously quotes another employee who did not witness the incident, but who says Peter told her that the homosexual lifestyle is “deviant”. Peter strongly denies ever having said that to that to the other employee. READ: Letter of termination to Peter from Brookstone .

TERMINATED: Letter from BrookstoneIt would certainly appear that if there ever was a case of harassment (and retaliation) it is what happened to Peter, not anything Peter did!
Peter has also described one of Brookstone's required diversity training films (see link to video above) that gave the clear message that even any informal discussion uncomplimentary of homosexual behavior would be considered “offensive” by the company.
Luckily, Peter has since found another job in the retail field. But could this happen to you?This is a chilling example of the ultimate consequences of imposing the concept of same-sex "marriage" through force of law. We've certainly seen it coming. What happened to Peter is actually what was intended by the homosexual movement. It's about making people accept what they normally would not accept and punishing those who resist. And when these laws are in place, they pursue it with as much force as they feel necessary.






