Frank-n-Spine: Author & Consultant Suffered For His Social Conservative Values

Tony Perkins, Washington Update: Being socially conservative can be an occupational hazard! Just ask our good friend Dr. Frank Turek. As a consultant with Cisco and Bank of America, Frank's contract was abruptly terminated when an employee complained that he'd authored a book on the harms of same-sex "marriage." It was a stunning decision--mainly because Frank's views on marriage had never been a topic of conversation. This was ideological sabotage, pure and simple. I say "was," because Cisco and Bank of America have reversed course. After the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) contacted the Boards of Directors and generated more than 1,400 grassroots phone calls, the corporations apologized. In a letter to NOM last Friday, Cisco Senior Vice President Mark Chandler said his office is taking steps to ensure that it never happens again. "Cisco was incorrect in dealing with Dr. Turek... It is not Cisco's policy, nor is it 'acceptable to discriminate against vendors such as Frank Turek or employees who, outside the work context, have taken a position supporting marriage as the union of one man and one woman.'" At Bank of America, executives echoed the sentiment. "We recognize that our differences--in thought, style, culture, ethnicity, and experience--make us stronger as a company. We have taken the appropriate measures within our organization to address this matter. Dr. Turek remains a vendor in good standing with us."

Let's hope the Human Rights Campaign is listening. The rabid pro-homosexual group is trying to take another scalp in their corporate bullying campaign. HRC's newest target is the law firm Foley & Lardner LLP, who employs pro-marriage attorney (and friend of FRC) Cleta Mitchell. She recently registered as a lobbyist for NOM in Minnesota, where a marriage amendment will be on the ballot in 2012. For this, HRC (as well as homosexual group GOProud) thinks she is unemployable. In a menacing letter, HRC threatens to downgrade the firm to a 60% on its corporate index. Let them! It just might be better for business.

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