Mom fired over Facebook posts for expressing her religious beliefs

TUPELO, Miss. — A Christian mom was fired over two Facebook posts from 2018 that she shared on her account expressing her concern for her son’s education. The first post shared a petition that was challenging the government’s plans for implementing relationship and sex education lessons in schools, and the second post shared an article regarding concerns over books promoting transgender ideologies in schools. Higgs shared, “From the beginning, despite the many attempts by the school to suggest otherwise, this has always been about my Christian beliefs and me being discriminated against for expressing them in my own time.”

Walker Wildmon, CEO of AFA Action, the government affairs affiliate of the American Family Association, voiced how the outcome of this case will have wide-ranging effects on our nation.

“America was founded on values of freedom of expression and religious liberty,” said Wildmon. “The termination of Higgs for simply expressing her beliefs on social media in her personal capacity with no link to her employer is a blatant contradiction to the principles our nation was built upon. This case is not only about the firing of one person, but its outcome will hold significant implications to the preservation and safeguarding of America’s fundamental rights to freedom of expression and religious beliefs beyond the workplace.”

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AFA Action is a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to advancing biblical, family values in society and government by educating and influencing public policy. The mission of AFA Action is to inform and mobilize individuals to strengthen the biblical foundations of America by persuading individuals with the truth of the Gospel, challenging the lost to repent, promoting societal values that are consistent with Scripture, restraining evil and exposing the works of darkness, motivating people to take a stand on cultural and moral issues, and encouraging Christians to bear witness to the world the love of Jesus Christ. Find AFA Action Alerts here. 

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