Firing raises 1st Amendment, equal protection issues

WND reports that The situation developed when now-former Associate Vice President of Human Resources Crystal Dixon wrote a letter to the local newspaper, the Toledo Free Press, regarding the newspaper editor's complaint that homosexuals weren't being treated equally.

"The public position Ms. Dixon took in the Toledo Free Press is in direct contradiction to university policies and procedures, as well as the institutional core values as defined in our strategic plan, and called into question her continued ability to lead a critical function within the administration as personnel actions or decisions taken in her capacity as associate vice president for human recourses could be challenged or placed at risk," said the statement, attributed to Lawrence J. Burns.

Robert A.J. Gagnon, the author of "The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics" and "Homosexuality and the Bible: Two Views," said, "Ms. Dixon is absolutely right that sexual orientation is not akin to race or sex.